😶 Why You Forget Simple Things When You Are Stressed

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Something interesting happened to a colleague of mine recently

He had one of those weeks where everything seemed to land at once
Back to back meetings
tight deadlines
family issues at home
and a constant flow of notifications

By the middle of the week he started forgetting small things
Leaving his keys in the front door
Opening an important email and then completely forgetting to reply
Losing his train of thought halfway through a conversation

He laughed it off
but I could tell it frustrated him
He said it felt like his brain had less storage space than normal
like a cabinet with missing shelves where everything just piled up in a messy heap

By Friday he was exhausted
not only from the workload
but from feeling slower and less capable than usual

What does that mean

Stress uses up mental bandwidth
When your brain is in survival mode
it shifts resources away from memory and focus
and into scanning for problems and protecting you from perceived threats

That is why you can handle big emergencies
but misplace your phone two minutes after putting it down

Why this matters

If you have ever
forgotten simple tasks during a busy week
misplaced things you normally would not
struggled to stay present in conversations when life was hectic

it is not carelessness
it is your brain reallocating resources to keep you safe

What I would love from you

When was the last time stress made you forget simple things
What was going on in your life at the time
and how did it feel to notice those small slip ups

Reply to this email and share your experience
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Your Neurotweak Team

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