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.

advice. He said there are really only three types of things that cause stress to creep into our minds outside of work. The first is something you forgot to do. In this instance, write it down and resolve to do it first thing Monday morning. The second is something you realized you’d messed up. In this case, decide if it’s fixable. If yes, write it

A lot of people seem to have a necessary level of stress, and when their life is going well they make up imaginary problems to fill the void.