Q: Can You Actually Benefit from Daydreaming? In a culture that worships productivity and goal-directed behavior, daydreaming often gets a bad rap: Space cadet. Zoned out. Head in the clouds. That doesn’t stop our minds from wandering, Read More + Posted by Janet Ungless on August 28, 2018 in: Cup of Calm Tagged in: boost your brain power, Come back to earth, creativity, Daydreaming, Directed Daydreaming, Eric Schumacher, Eugenio M. Rothe, Florida International University, Georgia Tech, Head in the clouds, High-functioning daydreamer, intelligence, Journal of Happiness Studies, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Negative Events, out-of-the-box thinking, Realistic daydreams, realistic or based on fantasy, Space Cadet, spark creativity, unexpected solutions to problems, wise insights, Worst-Case Thinking Trap, Zoned out