Daydreaming’s Hidden Value

As a new attorney or law student, you've become familiar with hard work and perseverance.  If someone told you to take time out to "daydream" or reflect on the problem at hand instead of  immediately diving in to tackle it,  you'd probably think they were crazy. 

Surprisingly, new research suggests that allowing your mind to wander is more likely to result in an epiphany than trying to force creative thinking through forced focus.  While we are awake, our minds wander roughly thirty percent of the time, according to the  Psychological Science, Journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

 According to BNET.com  your mind may be working on the big picture or problem while you are going through your every day routine.

"While you're zoned out, the brain activates what neuroscientists have identified as a "default network." This area is especially active when people are reflecting on their personal experience or imagining the future, typical daydreaming preoccupations."

The article goes on to encourage all of us to forget focus and allow our minds to wander when we are trying to bring on eureka moments. For more on the value of daydreaming, follow this link.