Due to a situation I find myself in, my daily habits have changed to a more simple daily schedule.

However, recently, I've been noticing that I struggle to recall certain events that happened the previous day:

What I ate for breakfast, what I did at work, what I learned in my classes, etc.

I don't know how long this has been happening. Am I just overthinking it?

Recently, I was watching a show in which a beloved character was in a situation where they were going to die, but they get saved by their friends.

I find this type of plot to be boring and overused. Why don't writers let their characters die? I feel it would be more interesting to have an important character die, such as the MC, more often.

It's an overused trope that most writers tend to use so their story can have a "happy ending".