[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":165},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-my-memory-is-shot":3,"navigation":75},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":62,"description":63,"draft":64,"extension":65,"hideYear":64,"meta":66,"navigation":70,"path":71,"readingTime":60,"seo":72,"stem":73,"__hash__":74},"articles/articles/my-memory-is-shot.md","My memory is shot",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":58},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,31,34,37,40,48],[10,11,12],"p",{},"At the time of writing this, I'm 42, and I have 3 young kids. They mostly sleep through the night, but this hasn't always been the case. As anyone with small children knows; nights are disrupted, and days become exhausting.",[10,14,15],{},"Low quality sleep compounds, night after night, week after week, until you rack up years of it. The effects on your body and mind can't be underestimated.",[10,17,18],{},"Don’t get me wrong, children are a joy. 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