 Maybe if the temptation is to flee to the phone again in a way that you know may not go well, wait 10 minutes before you do that. God can do a lot in 10 minutes and so forth. Small, helpful steps like this. Smile at the last person you want to smile at when you're in desolation. Or answer that email from the person who's been waiting for two weeks. There are a whole variety of ways in which we stand our ground against the desolation. Rule six is one.