Day 3 of the Creativity Challenge is dedicated to daydreaming. It may seem like a quaint pastime when we all have phones at ...

Why Daydreaming Is Essential for Creativity and Mental Health I recently found myself in that familiar state—lost in a ...

The term “daydreaming” was coined by Julien Varendonck in 1921 in his book The Psychology of Day-Dreams (with a foreword by Sigmund Freud, so sort-of a big deal). While Varendonck and Freud ...

The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful. Not only can it be a source of pleasure and a way to relieve ...

Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful. Not only can it be a source of pleasure and a way to relieve boredom, research shows that our ability to mentally ...

If you feel like you’re constantly daydreaming or living in your own fantasy world, you may be experiencing excessive daydreaming. While some amount of daydreaming is normal, excessive ...

A person with maladaptive daydreaming will spend long periods engaging in structured daydreams or fantasies. There is no specific treatment for it, but therapy may help. It can affect your ability ...