The Wandering Mind
In the 1960s, psychologist Jerome Singer, the grandfather of daydreaming studies, identified three kinds of mind-wandering: the productive, creative “positive constructive daydreaming,” obsessive “guilty–dysphoric daydreaming,” and “poor attentional control.” Singer believed daydreaming was a positive adaptive behavior—a bold departure from the... See more
Christine Rosen • On The Death of Daydreaming
In situations of low stress and safety, mind-wandering will be a gift, a pleasure, a creative force. In situations of high stress or danger, mind-wandering will be a torment.