The wandering mind
by Michael C. Corballis · first published 2014
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"The point of this piece of writing is to get you to pick up this book. But what if it takes us a few sentences to explain? What if we need to go into some detail? Are you even going to be paying attention by that point, or will your mind already have wandered off somewhere, not caring a whit about the book you're holding in your hand? It's pretty likely. In fact, some studies suggest that we spend as much as fifty percent of our waking life failing to focus on the task at hand. But does that represent a problem? Michael C. Corballis doesn't think so, and with The Wandering Mind, he shows us w
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…mind wandering being harmful, there has been LOADS of material to counter that (here's a book about the benefits, by a real life science person, not some contracted copywriter! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wandering-Mind-Brain-Youre-Looking/...)
on “Why Your Late Twenties Is the Worst Time of Your Life” ↗…nothing happening, which leaves room for your mind to wander - and wandering is the thing that's apparently really good for the brain.[1] [1] - Moshe Bar, Mindwandering (2022), Michael Corballis, The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You’re Not Looking (2015) and different related research papers
on “Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline” ↗