Solving Absentmindedness

1. Simplify your life.
2. Get proper rest and nutrition so you are in a well-rested frame of mind.
3. Keep to a schedule.
4. Get plenty of exercise, both physical and mental.
5. Keep items that you use every day in the same place all the time.

Absent-mindedness

1. a low level of attention (“blanking” or “zoning out”)
2. intense attention to a single object of focus (hyperfocus) that makes a person oblivious to events around him or her;
3. unwarranted distraction of attention from the object of focus by irrelevant thoughts or environmental events.

One part of the body affected by anxiety and stress is the nervous system, which plays a primary role in basic functions like memory and learning. As a result, persistent anxiety and memory loss are associated.

Forgetfulness can arise from stress, depression, lack of sleep or thyroid problems. Other causes include side effects from certain medicines, an unhealthy diet or not having enough fluids in your body (dehydration). Taking care of these underlying causes may help resolve your memory problems.

Nobody has a photographic memory! True, some people remember visual detail better than others, but nobody remembers everything. There just isn’t enough room in the brain for every cotton-picking detail that swims before our eyes, so that so-called photographic memory tends to be selective.

With a rare neurological condition called aphantasia, my inner thoughts are only vague sounds and facts—no pictures, tastes, textures, or smells. Aphantasia means not remembering what your own spouse looks like.

For example, it’s normal as you age to have some problems remembering the names of people. However, it’s not normal to forget the names of your close family and friends and then still be unable to recall them after a period of time.

Scientists have discovered that the left side of the brain controls the verbal expression of our long-term ‘semantic’ memory which contains facts, meanings, concepts and knowledge.