It's normal for your mind to wander. Here's how to maximise the benefits

  • Written by: Anchal Garg, Psychology researcher, Bond University
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Have you ever found yourself thinking about loved ones during a boring meeting? Or going over the plot of a movie you recently watched during a drive to the supermarket?

This is the cognitive phenomenon known as “mind wandering”. Research suggests it can account for up to 50% of our waking cognition (our...

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