Cognitive Load

My memory is awful (So sorry if I forget to post here).

I just watched an Answers in Progress video (i memorized 3,141 digits of pi to prove a point) and hope to implement some of those techniques. I've tried in the past but I've never committed to it.

My memorization goals are the periodic table of elements and once I'm making progress from that adding some music theory.

No matter how small a decision you make, it contributes to decision fatigue, reducing your ability to make good decisions later. I think of it as resetting after sleep but I know this is an oversimplification. Day to day, I try to remove as many decisions as possible.

I am very easily overwhelmed. Financial instability? Overwhelmed. Emotional moments? Overwhelmed. Weekend taken over by something I don't like? Buddy you know I'm gonna shut down and zone out to hours of pointless youtube videos until my cravings give me enough energy to get out of my seat with the intention of ruining my diet.

I would like this to not be the case.

Having experimented a bit with some advice I've seen thrown around (such as the concept of a "sleep schedule"), I find some of these things do actually help. So, with the energy and commitment of an ADHD hyper fixation, but hopefully with a bit more longevity, I want to figure out what work's and what doesn't.

For me.