Holding is simply just letting your investments mature long enough before taking any profits. It's one of the best strategies for long term investments and only a small group of people actually hodls. Especially when it comes to bitcoin, you need your investment to mature for at least a 5-10 years duration or more than 1 cycle. And during theses people of holding, you could as well use the opportunity to continue accumulating. Holding is one thing, accumulating is another. The amount of profits you make from your investments also is a product of how much capital you've managed to put into it. Small capital takes longer to yield large profits and that one major difference between an average investor and someone with large capital at hand..
Holding is only simple, easy and comfortable practice for people who have several conditions for that practice.
Enough knowledge about Bitcoin fundamentals and Bitcoin market cycle and psychological cycle as well as pitfalls.
Risk and usually bad results from trading.
Strong advantages of long term investment and holding with good profitable and high ROI after years of holding.
Ability of manage their finance well, have discretionary income for investment capital.
Yes, investors must have these things so invest rightly and comfortably. Is it hard?
Yes it is hard for people who don't mind to learn or do things properly.
But, is it easy?
Yes, it is easy for people are are open minded, ready to learn, and careful with their finance and practice.