HOW TO STAY HAPPY
to trawl through - to look through a lot of things in order to find something
to ruminate on sth - to think deeply about something
patchy - not of the same quality throughout; inconsistent
to reframe the situation - to change the conceptual or emotional setting or viewpoint in relation to which a situation is experienced and to place it in another frame which fits the 'facts' of the same concrete situation equally well or even better, and thereby changing its entire meaning
an abject failure - failure indicating humiliation
to obsess over - to spend too much time worrying about details
counterintuitive - unreasonable, illogical
time is slipping away - time is passing quickly
to dwell on - to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant
to advocate - to recommend or support sth
mundane experience - very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual experience
to receive praise - to get a strong approval or admiration for someone or something, especially in public
clutter - disorder, mess
junk food - food that has low nutritional value, typically produced in the form of packaged snacks needing little or no preparation
hoarder - a person who accumulate money or objects
disproportionately high rate of - a rate that is too large or too small in comparison with something else
an unfolding pandemic - a pandemic that spreads out
to take proactive steps - to make things happen, instead of waiting for them to happen to you
to shift someone`s mood - to make someone feel more cheerful and hopeful
mindfulness - a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique