To apply this theory to STEEM - I post no matter what. I don't worry about price and may work harder in times of low prices. There is less competition at that time. This goes for weekends and holidays too.
I've been here through a few ups and downs already. The consistent people are the ones who win the race. All of us who posted here recently got bigger sp rewards in the bad times that will pay off in the good.
We also do not have to "ramp back up." The same effort each day means we can just continue when others are trying to remember how to do things here.