Do you ever daydream?

Then you are more creative and smarter than others

“You are daydreaming.” I often find myself sinking into my own world and feel my eyes unknowingly fixate on a point. I love it. The voices around you fade away and it feels like a blanket of cotton has been wrapped around you. The rest is very far away for a moment.

I always felt a bit guilty about it because you weren't paying attention. I can immediately hear the voice of John Calvin chattering in my ear. You must work. And be sharp. All the time. But today I stumbled upon a post from Women’s Health (definitely a very nice site) and now I’m free from my complex. Because daydreamers, I’m now triumphantly patting my chest, are hyper-creative and smart and everything.

The Georgia Institute of Technology researched it all and put 100 subjects under an MRI scan. They were asked to look at a point for five minutes. The scientists observed which brain areas were connected. In alert but also in relaxed, daydreaming states.

Ultimately, the participants who daydreamed the most scored higher on creativity and intellectual ability. Their brains work more efficiently than those of people who daydream less. In short, daydreamers rule. Let the others talk and if your boss says something about it, just say that he/she should be particularly happy about it. Amen.

Also read: What a nasty boss can do to you

And: This is what a workday looks like when you procrastinate