Have you ever had a daydream so vivid, the supposed real world disappeared and you were caught in that supernatural instant, and what was real wasn't real, but what wasn't real was?
A 2009 neurological study shows that half of your thoughts are daydreams. Even as your mind drifts away from neuroscience, Goleman says, maybe it is wandering toward a consideration of pressing personal problems or unresolved dilemmas. Sometimes we are so intimidated by the magnitude of a problem that we dare not consciously think about it. But then, when we’re half asleep or bored by an op-ed piece, our minds wander toward intimidating mental challenges. And it’s then that we unthinkingly do our best thinking.
The most brilliant research chemist I’ve ever known had a pathologically wandering mind. Each afternoon graduate students helped him hunt for where he had parked — not easy since he couldn’t remember the color or make of his car. The theory in the department was that he made amazing discoveries because his disordered mind, unconstrained by cherished hypotheses, made unexpected connections and stumbled upon serendipitous solutions.
But I digress. time.com/110304/the-importance-of-daydreaming/ Daydreaming can be the mind’s incubator. When we’re hyperfocused, the possibility of the mind reaching into its reservoir and making an “Aha!” diminishes. In daydreaming there’s no controlling censor to whisper, “That’s ridiculous” or “Completely impractical.”
Have you ever had a daydream so vivid, the supposed real world disappeared and you were caught in that supernatural instant, and what was real wasn't real, but what wasn't real was?
Huh,,, NO! That would make me wonder if I was Nuts! Sorry!
Have you ever had a daydream so vivid, the supposed real world disappeared and you were caught in that supernatural instant, and what was real wasn't real, but what wasn't real was?
Huh,,, NO! That would make me wonder if I was Nuts! Sorry!
I figured someone would say that,
But honestly I can space out eyes wide open and daydream like I am asleep.
Maladaptive daydreaming or excessive daydreaming is a psychological concept first introduced by Eli Somer[1] to describe an extensive fantasy activity that replaces human interaction and/or interferes with academic, interpersonal, or vocational functioning. It might be related to childhood emotional neglect or abuse that motivate victims to divorce from the threatening world and from their material entity.
Since this pretty much describes me
related to childhood emotional neglect or abuse that motivate victims to divorce from the threatening world and from their material entity.