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[[Absent-mindedness]] is where a person shows inattentive or forgetful behaviour.<ref name=ODam>{{cite web|title=absent-minded|url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/absent-minded|publisher=Oxford dictionaries|access-date=5 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908132137/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/absent-minded|archive-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> Absent-mindedness is a mental condition in which the subject experiences low levels of [[attention]] and frequent distraction. Absent-mindedness is not a diagnosed condition, but rather a symptom of boredom and sleepiness which people experience in their daily lives. People who are absent-minded tend to show signs of memory lapse and weak recollection of recently occurring events. This can usually be a result of a variety of other conditions often diagnosed by clinicians such as [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] and [[Depression (mood)|depression]]. In addition to absent-mindedness leading to an array of consequences affecting daily life, it can also have more severe, long-term problems.

 

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