You should avoid this tendency and making being there a habit. If you do miss a session, make sure you get the material from someone in the class. I cannot repeat the material for each person who misses. Participate fully and ask pertinent questions . Make the most of the time you spend in class.
Many classes use small group activities and discussions to reinforce material.
You should take full advantage of those opportunities, rather than seeing it as a break. Discussion is a crucial tool solidifying the material and thinking beyond a cursory level. Sometimes rote memorization is helpful . Although I rarely will ask you questions that simply test your memorization of facts, getting some of these concepts down is often the first step toward true mastery, maybe more in other professors' classes. Go through the readings and your notes simultaneously .