Factors that lead to stupidity

When it comes to overloading our cognitive brains, any one of these factors comes into play, but together they increase the odds that you've been cognitively compromised.

1. Being outside your usual environment or changing your routines.
2. Being in the presence of a group.
3. Being in the presence of an expert.
4. Doing any task that requires intense focus.
5. Information overload.
6. Physical or emotional stress, fatigue.
7. Rushing or urgency.