Do You Daydream? You May Be Smarter and More Creative Than Your Peers
By Samantha Mathewson, Live Science Contributor | October 25, 2017 11:10am ET
Ever get in trouble for daydreaming in class or during a meeting at work? Try telling your teacher or boss this: Daydreaming may be a sign of intelligence and creativity, a new study finds.
In the study, a team of researchers examined how the tendency to let the mind wanderin daily life might be linked to a person's cognitive abilities. Although daydreamers sometimes get a bad rap for being distracted or inattentive, the findings suggest that people who regularly daydream have a higher intellectual and creative ability than those who don't regularly zone out. [Daydreaming Again? 5 Facts About the Wandering Mind]
https://www.livescience.com/60768-daydreaming-creativity-intelligence.html
