Daydreamers might soon have a way to stay focused. Scientists from the ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group in Japan have developed an alarm designed to go off when it detects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Westgate and her team noted that since daydreaming is associated with our emotions, people who do so can better tolerate pain and ...

Because it's fun to get lost in your thoughts. Daydreaming is natural—and beneficial. Letting your mind wander can spark creativity, reduce stress, and help you imagine hopeful scenarios. Not all ...

Daydreaming can be dangerous. In fact, it can be fatal. That is the conclusion of a new study by Erie Insurance that being “generally distracted” or “lost in thought” – otherwise known as daydreaming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s so common, it’s officially a trend: A quick scan of TikTok, Instagram, even YouTube and you’ll find loads of Zillennials ...

Giulia Poerio receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). She is also a collaborator with Hubbub, which is funded by The Wellcome Trust (103817/Z/14/Z), and has been ...

After a year in quarantine, with many of our usual pastimes unavailable to us, daydreaming has become a welcome escape. But is daydreaming good for you? We live in such a task-oriented society that ...

Don't feel bad if you start drifting off during work meetings: According to one study, daydreaming might actually mean you're really smart. While participants were in MRI machines and instructed to ...

Although many of us enjoy a daydream or two, 28-year-old Sara Waite wishes hers would stop. “The intensity of my daydreams and how they’ve affected my life is not normal,” said Waite, who lives in ...

Some people daydream more than others. But people with maladaptive daydreaming take it to the extreme and can daydream for four hours a day. New research has shown this kind of daydreaming may be ...