Did you ever get frustrated because you were stuck, like totally stuck for ideas, not just for a few hours or one day but for a few days while deadline was slowly but surely approaching? If you can relate to our question, then you should not worry because that happens to most people including us. We know how you feel, that is why this time we are going to share with you how daydreaming can boost your creativity. Yes, daydreaming, you did not read that wrong!

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Maybe you still remember when you were a student, how your teacher got angry with you or your friends when you were daydreaming. Or even now, if you are daydreaming at work and your boss will scold you. Well, they just do not know that daydreaming can actually boost your creativity. After reading this, if next time your boss reprimands you when he/she catches you daydreaming, tell them how useful daydreaming is and how it can help you be more creative.

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Studies have found that people perform better when they mind wander rather than when they are forced to focus on the assigned tasks. When you are daydreaming, your brain becomes happier, helps your working memory and produces more creative outcomes.

How daydreaming happens & what benefits you can get from daydreaming

So how does daydreaming happen? When your mind stops being present and starts to think about things other than what you are supposed to focus on at that moment, that is when you are daydreaming.

According to researchers, our most creative and inventive moments come to us when our mind wanders. When you daydream, your mind somehow makes connections between little pieces of information (you actually already know those pieces of information, but you never consider them together) and you are open to other possibilities. Not only does daydreaming help you boost creativity, but it also helps with planning for the future, exercises your working memory, helps with personal problem solving and gives you the privilege to have your own individuality. When you say no to daydreaming, you do not allow your mind to wander. By doing so, your chances to make insights are limited.

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Famous Daydream Believers

If you daydream a lot, you are not alone. Here are some famous daydream believers (we believe youve heard of them and know at least a little bit about their extraordinary achievements and/or contributions to the world):

1. Albert Einstein

Einstein is believed to have started formulating his mighty theory of relativity when he daydreamed about running or riding next to the sunbeam to the extremities of the universe after he got expelled from school.

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2. Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was relaxing and daydreaming in the garden that belonged to his mother in Lincolnshire when he accidentally saw an apple fall from a tree. He, then, developed his theory of gravity.

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3. J. K. Rowling

Back then before she wrote the addictive Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling struggled with depression and frequently daydreamed to channel her depression. She was daydreaming on a train when she came up with the story of Harry Potter.

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4. J. R. R. Tolkien

This one never stops daydreaming. He daydreamed for 40 years before he started writing his books. And that is why his book series are masterpiece!

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So, do you want to boost your creativity? Then go daydream!

Maybe you will become famous like them, who knows right?