This!
Only having the long term goal in focus is a perfect recipe for anxiety and depression, setting short term tasks is a good strategy, there are a ton of others that help with dealing with one&#x27;s thinking, Mindfulness* being the obvious big one but also a lot of learning techniques (e.g. priming) 
have helped me a lot.<p>*<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;results?search_query=jon+kabat+zinn+mindfulness" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;results?search_query=jon+kabat+zinn+...</a> &lt;- Good man on the subject