In 2006 I was one of several organizers of a workshop in Istanbul. My anxiety problem was so bad that even the same day I could not remember the contents of the presentations. This time, I am not an organizer and anxiety was not a problem. But, I still barely remember the content of the presentations. I talked yesterday to a researcher from another country a couple years younger than me and he has the same problem. This time for me it is in part lack of sleep from travel mostly, late evenings out with group (long European dinners), jet lag, etc. But, a lot of what we do benefits from experience, and we can have more impact now than when younger.

I also have to slow down a bit in order to read and absorb scientific papers.

Chris