When we are in problems things are so messy that it's too hard to cool down ourselves and follow the steps you mentioned. I do highly agree with the strategy you mentioned above, worked for me too, but sometimes things are too congested.

What I know is all I have to take some time, no matter how complicated the situation is I must have some time to get myself to work on a possible solution, and the steps you mentioned get in work automatically. If I don't get much to think over the problem then I always end up making the wrong calls and later regret them as things could have been done better.

Well written, I loved the way you presented this content with the pictures.