They found that daydreaming 'is an important cognitive state where we may unconsciously turn our attention from immediate tasks to sort through important problems in our lives'.
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The upshot of the research is that, if you're struggling to solve a complex problem, you might be better off switching to something less taxing and letting your mind wander.
Daydreaming? You're actually solving complex problems • The Register
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I have always taken that to heart. I keep a yo-yo in my office for those moments.
Used to drive my office workers crazy when I worked on wall street.
I was about to comment but lost my train of thought. Oh look, a chicken!
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