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Okay. Considering that you were genuinely tired during the time period about which this observation was made (and that your tiredness probably facilitated stupidity, rather than the other way around), this does seem like an indicator of tiredness rather than stupidity, so I'm going to leave it out for now. Thanks for the explanation.
Actually, on further consideration, I'd be inclined to leave it in, with a note to the effect that stupidity with biological causes is often curable. I don't know what fraction of stupidity is caused by health problems, but it definitely doesn't take anything nearly so dramatic as a stroke to cause mind fog, and I suspect it would rank highly on any cause-of-stupidity diagnostic checklist. In particular, subtle dietary deficiencies do it too.
Done. I note that I just reversed a decision twice, and might have made the correct decision quicker had I tried harder for goal-related insight before replying.
Adding "feeling like you're blind and must be led around by more observant people"