Everyday attention lapses and memory failures have affective consequences of mindlessness.

Evidence

Everyday attention lapses and memory failures (ScienceDirect)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Mindlessness leads to panic and detrimental behavior. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 40; Mind-wandering is an excellent predictor of people’s happiness; a wandering mind is an unhappy mind. — Wandering mind not a happy mind; Thoughts can influence moods and behaviors throughout the day. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 722 (+7 more)

Related

• People are substantially less happy when their minds are wandering than when they’re not, based on samples from 2,250 adults. (similarity 0.82)
• Mindlessness leads to habitual or auto-pilot consumption behaviors where individuals fail to focus on the present moment. (similarity 0.79)
• Mindlessness leads to locking all agency we can have over our thoughts and eventually physical health. (similarity 0.78)