Due to a situation I find myself in, my daily habits have changed to a more simple daily schedule.

However, recently, I’ve been noticing that I struggle to recall certain events that happened the previous day:

What I ate for breakfast, what I did at work, what I learned in my classes, etc.

I don’t know how long this has been happening. Am I just overthinking it?

  • lurch (he/him)
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    28 months ago

    apart from mot enough sleep, another cause can be if you have too much routine. the human brain compresses and deletes everything that’s daily routine. like brushing teeth, having breakfast, etc. you always brush teeth and have breakfast, so why remember every instance, when the brain can just remember that you generally brush teeth and have breakfast. if most of your life is routine like that, you will forget a lot of it. you can add an exotic fruit to your breakfast and you will remember it a bit better, except if you start doing it every day.