not all those who wander are lost

“For creativity you need your mind to wander,” Dr. Schooler says, “but you also need to be able to notice that you’re mind wandering and catch the idea when you have it. If Archimedes had come up with a solution in the bathtub but didn’t notice he’d had the idea, what good would it have done him?”

experts and scientists are now conducting studies and paying attention to wind wandering and zoning out. read more at the new york times: Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind

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