Overthinking about personal issues strengthens the ego, which is often the root of unhappiness. Instead of dwelling on personal grievances, one should focus on solving problems and moving forward.

You can choose which problems to engage with. Accepting something as a problem is the first step to expending emotional energy on it, so be selective.

When faced with a problem that seems insurmountable, I often switch to a different problem or modify the existing one to find a new approach.

The mind excels at solving new problems with clear parameters but struggles with making difficult decisions that lack defined edges. When faced with a hard decision, it's beneficial to ruminate on it, then sleep on it for a couple of days until a gut answer appears with conviction.

Sometimes my brain is the bottleneck when I'm struggling to think about a hard problem, and I need to spend more time whiteboarding or thinking about the solution.

When faced with emotional challenges, it's beneficial to focus on the problem at hand, take breaks, and then return to it for effective coping.

It's better not to think in terms of happiness or unhappiness; I just focus on doing my thing.

Using healthy distractions can be beneficial, but it's important to engage with underlying issues when they resurface.

Reframing my mindset allows me to feel better about stressful situations instead of letting them ruin my day.