My partner struggles with pessimism, usually caused by focusing too much on the work ahead and too little on what has been accomplished. One technique we've fou

My partner struggles with pessimism, usually caused by focusing too much on the work ahead and too little on what has been accomplished. One technique we've found that helps is to keep a "done" list, separately from the "todo" list. The size of the todo list can be intimidating, but having a separate list which only records accomplishments that you can look over when you get stressed to remind you of just how much shit you've got done. From the perspective of a team, this could just be making sure that you spend enough time celebrating your wins.