There are quite a number of memory tests on the web which evaluate short term memory and give a grade so you can see if you have a serious problem. I took two of them and both of them gave me a score which was just a little above the danger level, but it was still in the green. I pasted the link to one below, enjoy.
I hope you do well.
That's a good question. I suppose you can draw the line when you start forgetting things that if not remembered could be harmful to your health. Like my Grandmother putting pot holders down on an open flame on the stove.
Or forgetting if she took her meds and wind up over medicating herself. I just wish I could remember to turn down the heat when I leave to go to work. And it's really embarrassing to go somewhere and realize I forgot to put my teeth in.
I actually did that once.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.