What are these phenomena called?

10,000 spoons and all you need is a knife.........sometimes has to do with not paying attention (conscious) to what you are doing.. is why you lose things..... "automatic pilot" you know it is in your purse but you were not really paying attention (conscious). The pen and pencil (if you put things away where they belong "consciously" it will not happen. Focus on what you are doing now, without being sidetracked by other thoughts and distractions, and you will not be aggravated and lose things.