Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

No wrong answers, and yours is a good one.

This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this.

Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

My rule, after years of this: if it cannot survive being written down with the numbers attached, it is marketing.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.