Is daydreaming good or bad? Growing up, you may have been told to “get your head out of the clouds” but is daydreaming actually a negative thing? In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, Walter Mitty is doing his everyday tasks, except that we get an insight of his daydreams. Doing this doesn’t affect him majorly while doing something except it makes his day more interesting.
According to Live Science, adults were tested on working memory and the people who said that their mind wandered often, scored higher on the test. “Working memory” is how your brain thinks of multiple things at the same time. People who daydream are “[giving their] working memory a workout”. Studies suggest that people whose minds wander more also had higher creativity.
Similarly, Psychology Today states that when kids daydream, it helps them explore their interests more and find more solutions to problems. People who daydream is also found to be more productive in achieving their goal. “Structured daydreaming” can be a technique to reach your target. By imagining the things that lead up to what you want to achieve, you’ll have an idea of what to do and basically create a plan.
Yes, daydreaming all day may sometimes be distracting, but it’s proven to have good results. It can help us be more successful in life, be more creative, achieve a goal easier, and many other positive achievements.