I’ve came to conclusion that I should do the things that will improve my mental health.
Like I do an intense run at night so that it’s easier than running in the sun. I will do a consistently challenging run that always gives me consistent but not intense pain. It’s working out and just a great way to practice mental fortitude.
I guess I just decided novel things are great
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. For me, I stay positive by regularly weight training, eating home-cooked meals, meditating when I feel overwhelmed, and reading Marxist-Leninist theory. The rest of my life, my hobbies, relationships, job, etc. all are ways I find purpose, meaning, subsistence, pleasure, etc, but the bedrock described previously helps me better carry out the latter.