That wasn't quite what I was going for. What I'm trying to say is that, all other things being equal, if one works at moving through those thoughts, they'll do it faster than if they choose to wallow.

So yeah, when I have a bad brain chemistry day (week, month, whatever), I do get more negative thoughts and have more trouble moving past them than when my brain chemistry is good.

But if I've been practicing moving past them, I'll do better on a bad brain chemistry day than if I've slipped back into the habit of letting myself wallow.

"Moving past" is kind of a hazy term here, too. I don't mean just forced cheering up and powering through, but more a process of sort of sitting with the feelings for a bit, acknowledging them, and then letting them go. It's hard to describe, and harder to actually do, but sometimes I can pull it off.

I've heard Jack-of-all-Trades used in a derogatory fashion a number of times, and that association sort of stuck. I think Wargaming forums had something to do with it, there tend to be a lot of people on there who are pretty big on Specialization. Need to think more Heinlein ;)