It absolutely does! There’s a lot of research out there that shows stress having a negative impact on memory and concentration, thus affecting learning. It’s part of the reason why addressing things like math anxiety (for my classes) is arguably even more important than the content itself.
Right! I'm noticing I can barely remember things that happened just a few days ago--everything is blending together too and that is definitely not a good sign for mental health.
Yep, it’s especially tough because that then contributes even more stress and it’s easy to snowball out of control. I hit that point with work a few years back and have been working real hard to purposefully give myself some de-stress time since. It’s not always easy, but small improvements are nice
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