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27 Oct 09

Clive Thompson on Why Idling Mind Is Mother of Invention | Magazine

  • But what if we’re wrong about daydreaming? What if it’s crucial to solving problems in our personal lives and at work?


    Brain scientists are beginning to suspect that it is. And if they’re right, we might need to rethink the way we work — perhaps even develop tools that actually encourage mental drift.

  • A 2007 study by Michael Kane of the University of North Carolina found that our minds drift away from our tasks fully one-third of the time
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