And of course, if you realize your mind has wandered, simply note the thought, and return your attention to the body. What Is Meditation? Discovering the present moment. Image.

When psychologist Jonathan Smallwood set out to study mind-wandering about 25 years ago, few of his peers thought that was a very good idea. How could one hope to investigate these spontaneous and ...

The science of shower thoughts teaches us the importance of mind-wandering for creativity. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

When psychologist Jonathan Smallwood set out to study mind-wandering about 25 years ago, few of his peers thought that was a very good idea. How could one hope to investigate these spontaneous and ...

When psychologist Jonathan Smallwood set out to study mind-wandering about 25 years ago, few of his peers thought that was a very good idea. How could one hope to investigate these spontaneous and ...

Comedian Steven Wright deadpanned, “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” With that quip, he encapsulated the universal human experience of mind wandering. Our minds are never ...

As for mind-wandering, it often gets a bad rap, frequently viewed as an undisciplined sequence of random thoughts that can take you down too many rabbit holes.

If you are taking time for mental breaks throughout the day, but find that instead of wandering, your brain uses these times to return to the same memory or thought loop over and over again, this ...

Our minds wander for almost half of our waking hours every day. But mind wandering can be a productive, creative "waste of time." Skip to main content Mobile Navigation.