"Just as sleep appears to play an important role in learning, memory consolidation and maintaining the body's metabolic function, some scientists wonder whether unstructured mental time — time to zone out and daydream — might also play a key role in our mental well-being. If so, that's a cautionary tale for a society that prizes productivity and takes a dim view of mind-wandering.
Such social pressure, Schooler says, overlooks the lessons from
studies on the resting brain — that zoning out and daydreaming, indulged in at
appropriate times, might serve a larger purpose in keeping us healthy and
happy."People have this fear of being inadequately engaged, and as a consequence
they overlook how engaging their own minds can be," Schooler says. "Each one of
us can be pretty good company to ourselves if we allow our minds to go
there."
2 comments:
I was wondering where you had been. I almost gave up on you! Glad to see you back.
Ok, so if zoning out and daydreaming serves to keep us healthy and happy, I should be the healthiest, most well adjusted person in the world. =)
OK my happy wanderer... Now get busy and entertain us!
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