absent-mindedness

A similar absent-mindedness seeps into the Wow Bao dishes, too: My anemic, possibly freezer-burned chicken-and-vegetable pot stickers were served without a dipping sauce, and my spicy kung pao chicken bowl had no peanuts and only trace amounts of the star protein.

“Most of the time, losing things results from what I call absent-mindedness. That’s a breakdown at the interface of attention and memory, where we’re focused on something other than the object we’re going to lose — be it the TV remote or a phone or glasses,” he said.

It’s possible, however, that something more serious than absent-mindedness is going on.

When my daughter was just a few months old, I told my husband about my newfound absent-mindedness.

Third-quarter absent-mindedness, however, was beyond frustrating; his team had outscored its opponent in just one third quarter this season entering Tuesday.