Thank you for your support ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. (This forum is proving a very supportive and effective way of working on these goals - thanks everyone!)
Update for today: (1) - (4) done successfully!
In terms of (4), although it's only my third day of doing the writing, it seems to be getting a little easier to begin. (By day 30, I will have made major progress towards fighting writer's block.)