Absent-minded — sims

Absent-minded is a trait in The Sims 3. It conflicts with the Perceptive trait.

Absent-Minded Sims get lost in their thoughts and occasionally forget what they are doing, or where they are going.

Attributes

Absent-minded Sims may find themselves standing in a room wondering how they got there.
Expect the Sim to be a bit forgetful from time to time.
Absent-minded Sims may stop what they are doing mid-action.
Absent-minded Sims might turn off the television when they're done with it, even if other Sims are still watching.
Absent-minded Sims tend to have a dumbfounded reaction when they see something unfortunate happen to a nearby Sim.
Absent-minded Sims prefer watching the kids channel (KidZ Zone) on the television.
Due to the forgetful nature of absent-minded Sims, this trait can potentially lead them into dangerous or frustrating scenarios. Some examples include leaving a cheap stove with food cooking unattended and starting a fire, forgetting their "Fight!" interaction when directed to fend off a burglar, or even forgetting to leave a pool while drowning.
Absent-minded Sims learn the traits of other Sims at a slower rate.
Absent-minded Sims, along with Excitable and Neurotic Sims, build meditative focus more slowly when meditating. This means that it takes them longer to be able to Zeneport.^[TS3:WA]
Absent-minded Sims may be at a small disadvantage academically at University.^[TS3:UL]