DAYDREAMING

Daydreaming has had a bad reputation for a long time now. I remember always being told off at school (and at some places of work too) for forever having my head in the clouds. Thankfully now, scientific research has revealed that daydreaming may actually improve your mental health and, creativity. It can even help you achieve your desired goals.

The report says that daydreaming is a good means of relaxation and I couldn’t agree more. But its benefits go beyond this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some surprising conclusions. One person concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It also improves concentration, attention span, and the ability to get along with others. In an experiment with school children, this same researcher found that daydreaming led the children to pay more attention to detail. They had more happy feelings and they worked together better. Another researcher reported that daydreaming seemed to produce improved self-control and creative abilities.
The report doesn’t end there either. The boffin’s claim that the way we picture ourselves is the way we turn out. Dr Maxwell, one of the scientists said. “Hold a picture of yourself in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as defeated, and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself as winning, and that will contribute immeasurably to success -Do not picture yourself as anything, and you will drift”. “Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a real experience. In either case it reacts automatically to information that you give it... It reacts appropriately to what you think or imagine being true”. Dr Maxwell believes that purposeful daydreaming builds new “memories” in the brain. These positive memories improve a person's self-image. And self-image has an important effect on a person's actions and accomplishments. So next time your teacher or boss tells you off for looking out of the window, tell them you are doing something very,very important!

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