some thinkers and researchers and writers are considered to be absent-minded, as they are so focused on their work that they may lose concentration. Some examples include:
Thomas Aquinas, Isaac Newton, Adam Smith, André-Marie Ampère, Jacques Hadamard, Sewall Wright, Nikola Tesla, Norbert Wiener, Archimedes, Pierre Curie, and Albert Einstein.
Absent-mindedness can be defined as a lapse in concentration or “zoning out” that can lead to short or long-term memory lapses. It can also be related to lapses in attention.
The Neuroenergetics Theory of attention (NeT) suggests that absent-mindedness is caused by a lack of energy for responding. This lack of energy can be due to brain processing units becoming fatigued or energetic resources being depleted.
However, some say that highly intelligent people may be absent-minded because they can let go of data that their brain doesn’t need anymore. This can make it easier for them to think and make decisions about more important things.
Why are highly intelligent people forgetful and sometimes clueless?
Intelligent people can appear forgetful because they can have a lot going on in their minds. This can be something of an overwhelming flood sometimes, and it can be rather difficult to concentrate on mundane (if practical and sometime necessary) things when one is synthesising some obscure lesson from human history or relating the conditions under which life has evolved and the effects on psychology, or designing a machine while evaluating a song, or even immersing oneself in a relaxing hobby.
There is an awful lot out there to think about, and if I have to be somewhere at a certain I set an alarm to remind me.
intelligent people can be clueless with regard to “normal” social conditions. I have been like this on occasion. Sometimes I was thinking about something else, sometimes I simply missed the cues. But lately I have decided that this is just how I am, and if I miss something, tough shit. I am what I am. If people want me to concentrate on them, they need to be less boring.