Is it bad that my mind wanders?
· Source: Killingsworth & Gilbert, Science, 2010
A drifting mind is normal: in one large study, minds wandered almost half the time. The dip in mood came mostly when they wandered somewhere unpleasant.
Is it bad that my mind wanders?
Elsewhere half the time. Happier when here. An iPhone study of 2,250 adults caught minds wandering in 46.9% of moments. People were less happy while wandering, unless the thoughts were pleasant. It’s a link, not proof of cause. Find your best moment, and where your mind was. Tonight, think back to the best moment of the day. What were you doing, and were you really there? Notice where your mind goes. Halflight keeps your evenings, so you can see which moments you were there for.