[agentultra]

I find overall cognition in myself to be fairly elastic. There were periods when I was raising my kids where the sleep deprivation took a huge toll on everything I did. However I did eventually recover and learned quite a bit about logic, proof, and type theory in the following years. I think I'm a lot stronger as a developer now than I used to be.

I went through a period of burnout a couple years ago. That had a strong effect on my mood, energy levels, and interfered with my short-term memory a lot. However I've recovered from that too.

Best thing you can do is stay rested, eat well, and get a therapist. Stress can play a huge role in our lives and managing our emotional states is as important as our physical ones to overall mental health. It can be good to have a coach in your corner to help you recognize patterns and behaviours. They can often offer helpful guidance on how to manage them to achieve the outcomes you desire.