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absent-minded

/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/
adjective
  1. Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.

    "It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head."

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