I can’t remember things at such a young age?

　　Before I knew it, my memory was getting worse and worse. I can’t remember the 6-digit SMS verification code unless I read it silently in my heart. Often when I open the refrigerator door, I forget what I was going to take. Looking for things before going out is to confirm the ultimate collapse of memory-where did the mobile phone, keys, glasses case, tissue, and wallet that I just picked up go, and I had to spend a long time in the room, looking for it.
　　When these moments of frustration accumulate, people will mutter in their hearts: It’s over, my brain is so hard, is this a sign of Alzheimer’s?
　　Stop, you may be being too hard on yourself. In daily life, there are too many links that require attention and memory to work efficiently. We feel that it is normal to have a “difficult brain”. After all, our memory and concentration are already gradually declining.
Concentration and memory are slowly declining

　　The brain’s memory system is closely linked to attention. We learn and remember, partly by focusing on the information at that time (reading information), and partly relying on attention to extract the information stored in the brain (remember). The memory system is responsible for storing this information.
　　Memory and concentration slowly decline with age. During this natural aging process, the number of interconnected brain cells gradually decreases, and the efficiency of the areas of the brain responsible for memory and attention gradually decreases. This slow decline begins in a person’s early 20s and accelerates by age 60.
　　But this aging and Alzheimer’s disease are not the same thing. Diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, which affect the structure of the brain tissue, are seen as abnormal signs of aging. Its changes are also more complex, including changes in thinking skills, emotions and behaviors. As long as we don’t decline more rapidly and change more abruptly than our peers around us, it has little to do with dementia.
　　Panic can be put aside, it is more important for us to understand what else is affecting the deteriorating thinking and find some ways to slow it down.
What are the pitfalls that make the brain not enough?

　　In addition to natural aging, there are two main factors that cause our concentration and memory to decline, namely life stress and high-intensity mental work.
　　Most adults need about 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night, and older adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep. However, some people work hard, live with heavy burdens, lack sufficient rest, relaxation and sleep, and still carry out long-term and high-intensity mental work. In this situation, the brain is hardly at its best.
　　Others continue to interact on social media and play computer games after long hours of high-intensity mental work. Adults juggle between work, school, family and social life without a moment’s rest. This means that the brain has been running at high speed, mobilizing attention to “work” constantly.
　　People who do high-intensity mental work may experience significant changes around the age of 55 to 70-a significant decline in the ability to handle complex tasks. This age group is also the potential risk age group for dementia. People experience high levels of nervousness and worry, which in turn cause brain activity to drop even faster.
　　Stressed or low mood, depression, and sadness can all cause problems with memory and concentration. When a person feels worry and disappointment on a regular basis, he may become overwhelmed with thoughts. If you pay too much attention to your own feelings, people’s attention will be deviated from the task at hand, it will be difficult to focus on what is happening, and it will also affect the memory of the present in the future.
　　But life is full of pressure and work is very saturated. Can we just watch our attention and memory collapse, and there is nothing we can do?
The method is called: Take a break and don’t swipe your phone

　　Take a good rest, that’s the answer. It is very important to relax properly on a regular basis, and do not choose leisure methods such as staring at social media and playing games for a long time that continue to consume the brain. Choose to do some activities you like that don’t rely on high concentration and memory, such as sports, reading casual books, walking the dog, listening to music, and socializing with friends in a relaxed and pleasant way…and as often mentioned, sleep well
　　. Getting enough sleep helps you recover from constant exhaustion. Regular exercise and controlling alcohol intake are good ways to ensure sleep.
　　Don’t forget to take care of your mental health, too. If you are in high tension for a long time, or in a low mood, you need to actively seek help from your social circle and professionals.

　　And ask yourself – are you tolerant of your own thinking abilities? When you feel that your concentration and memory are declining, is your reference object reasonable? Are you comparing people of the same age group with similar work environments?
　　It is normal for thinking ability to decline slowly, and we should not add extra pressure to ourselves. Comparing with young people or people with less heavy workload, forget it.