And, declining attention spans are causing household accidents like pans being left to boil over on the hob, baths allowed to overflow, freezer doors left open, and laptops left on switched-off mode on bed, the researchers found.
Interestingly, a quarter of people polled said they regularly forgot the names of close friends or relatives, and seven per cent even admitted to momentarily forgetting their own birthdays.
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