Research uncovers a surprising new way to switch from unhelpful rumination to relaxed, positive thinking. Many people come to therapy wanting to manage their tendency to overthink. They may say things ...

Perfectionism is at once idealistic and cynical. On the one hand, it entails a childlike imagination, with detailed visions of utopias. On the other, a total disenchantment with life. Some of us can ...

Want to feel happier, lighter, less stuck? Try these fun daily activities. Monday Start Doodling Tuesday Write a Poem Wednesday Daydream Thursday Do 10% More Day 3 of the Creativity Challenge is ...

Excessive daydreaming can lead to complex plots that elicit a great deal of emotion. A person becomes so consumed by their daydream they may fail to complete work and other daily tasks, or start to ...

One of the most important neuroscientific discoveries of our lifetime was that of the default mode network (DMN), a set of brain regions involved in our mental downtime. Like many of the most ...

Most people engage, especially when we are idle, in the seemingly harmless reverie of daydreaming. Letting your mind escape from the humdrum of your daily existence to a more pleasant set of ...

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JAYNE BIGELSEN was always a daydreamer. As a young child, TV fuelled her imagination. “I would watch certain shows over and over… and I would create my own episodes,” she says. She found daydreaming ...

Letting your mind wander can benefit the brain, researchers say. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Whenever I have a few moments of down time — every weekday, for instance, when I’m waiting in the car pool ...

It’s no secret that daydreaming can be a way to distract yourself in a less-than-cheery situation. But this doesn’t just apply to a boring meeting or a long run. It also applies to serious life ...