[causal]

This is not a counterpoint.

[isoprophlex]

I definitely feel a lot dumber compared to ~8 years and three kids ago. Lack of sleep, lack of agency, continuous need for some background level of vigilance...

[causal]

Oh I'm not arguing that the study is flawed, I'm saying it's not applicable to the point of the post

[isoprophlex]

Haha I even think I love cleaning up their puke because the constant stressors made me dumber.

[jebarker]

Having a kid may have dinged my raw intelligence but the forced ruthless prioritization of what I do and what I value doing has actually made me more competent at home and work

[isoprophlex]

Agreed 100%, my bullshit tolerance has gone to zero. You want to bikeshed this backlog shit we'll probably never get around to doing? Without me yo, I'm out.

[mberning]

It’s debilitating in my experience.