I've learned to manage chronic mental health issues by creating systems and tools that support my well-being. The author of this text, who has been learning to manage their mental health for over 15 years, experienced a significant shift in productivity during the pandemic due to stress and anxiety. With the help of a business coach, they set up a mental health and productivity tracker using Google Sheets to identify patterns and gain insights into how work affects their mental state. By tracking time blocks, type of work, number of hours worked with and without calls, level of satisfaction with clients, and other factors, they were able to notice correlations between stress, anxiety, and decreased productivity. The author implemented changes based on these findings, such as limiting calls and work hours, intense project focus, niching down, permission to relax, and adapting their scheduling approach. While the author's mental health diagnoses have not changed dramatically, tracking stress at work has taught them a crucial lesson about planning for worst-case scenarios.