Is it normal to forget things from the previous day often? - eviltoast

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?

  • Raptor_007@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Yeah, I deal with this. Most notably for me is during the “daily standup” at work in which everyone on the team is supposed to recount what was worked on yesterday, what they’re working on today, and if there are any roadblocks.

    Even though I know I was busy the day before, I often struggle to recall precisely what I worked on.

    • gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      I have this issue too, caused by the anxiety I have knowing that the moment I have to speak publically my mind goes completely blank and the more I try to recall the worse it gets. To help overcome the issue I take a few minutes to make a brief list of notes at the end of every day that outlines what I worked on that day and where I left things.

      It ends up in me mostly reading off a list but since I work remotely I just put it on another monitor and it’s not a big deal. I give it helped a ton and I feel much less put on the spot at the beginning of each work day.