New research suggests that the more you daydream, the better chance you have in learning.
In fact, our brain may be most actively engaged when our mind is wandering and we’ve actually lost track of our thoughts…”Solving a problem with insight is fundamentally different from solving a problem analytically,” Dr. Kounios says. “There really are different brain mechanisms involved.”
By most measures, we spend about a third of our time daydreaming, yet our brain is unusually active during these seemingly idle moments. Left to its own devices, our brain activates several areas associated with complex problem solving, which researchers had previously assumed were dormant during daydreams. Moreover, it appears to be the only time these areas work in unison.
I’ve always been a chronic day dreamer. And I don’t feel so bad about that after reading this.
