If I am doing daily journaling, box breathing meditation, cold showers, (morning sunlight exposure only briefly kinda stopped), drinking not AG1 since I'm allergic but Field of Greens since it has vegetables (probiotics not prebiotics), what else can I do to help my cognitive stamina and ability with being primarily a self taught programmer who abused weed at unthinkable levels and has (recovering) memory loss, lost track of time, slight motivation blunting but has been getting better. 2w sober + a relapse for a day but then over a week sober on top of that and feeling better, just wondering what else?

You can build on your sobriety with a steady routine that supports sleep, physical activity, and focused learning. Since you’re describing memory loss and feeling it improve, consider discussing those symptoms and your cannabis use with a healthcare professional as well; the routines below are supportive steps, not a diagnosis or substitute for care.

1. Sleep: Keep sleep and wake times consistent and aim for the amount of sleep you need. Sleep helps consolidate learning and memory, and the recommendation is to get enough consistently rather than treat one poor night as a catastrophe. 1 2

2. Food and hydration: Favor mostly minimally processed foods, including vegetables and leafy greens, and stay hydrated; even mild dehydration can impair cognitive performance. 3 4

3. Exercise: Make regular movement part of your routine. A brisk walk or moderate aerobic exercise can raise alertness and help prepare you to focus; Huberman describes 15 minutes of moderate exercise before demanding cognitive work as potentially useful. 5 6

4. Mindfulness: Add a simple focus practice alongside box breathing: sit quietly, attend to your breath, and gently return attention when it wanders. Mindfulness practice is described as a way to train focus and support executive function. 7

5. Gradual cognitive challenge: Keep learning through coding or another skill, and practice recalling what you learned rather than only rereading it. Work at the edge of your current ability, allow for errors, and get adequate sleep afterward to support learning and memory. 8 9