Do you drink alcohol? I took a pause and found my memory was better, I suspect people get into a cycle of drinking, being kind of "bleh" then starting the cycle over and don't realize it because they're not like... hung over. They're not alcoholics. But even small amounts of alcohol fuck with you REM sleep.

I quit 5 years ago and my memory works much better.

I firmly believe that every bad hangover permanently damages memory ability. My job, most education, my enjoyment of personal conversation, all work better with good memory.

If I could go back and do it again I’d never drink to excess (even a single time in my life). For me that would probably mean not drinking at all or never drinking in a situation where I’d ever have more than one.