re: 4. Reflect: Reflect, but do not ruminate. Rumination (going endlessly in circles in your mind in a bad-thoughts-feedback-loop) goes with depression / mood

re: 4. Reflect: Reflect, but do not ruminate. Rumination (going endlessly in circles in your mind in a bad-thoughts-feedback-loop) goes with depression / mood disorders. To help with reflection, write down what weighs on your mind and analyze it. Also, try to write about how everything would be if it went perfectly well. This way, you have something more positive to look at than your and other's(perceived) failures and shortcomings.