All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March Optimism linked to mind wandering Optimism linked to mind wandering 30/03/2021 | 2 MINS Scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology have examined peopleΓÇÖs thought patterns when their mind wanders and found a link to their level of optimism and happiness. It is estimated that our minds can spend up to half of our waking life wandering away from the present moment, particularly when we are bored or when a thought is prioritised by the brain to be more important than what we are currently doing. In a study led by Dr Julie Ji from LITΓÇÖs School of Psychological Science, and published in the journal Psychological Research, more than 40 participants were asked to complete a simple 45-minute sustained attention task on the computer, designed to be boring in order to encourage minds to wander. The computer task also allowed participants to record the occurrence of mind wandering each time it happened, including whether their minds had wandered to the future or past, whether their thoughts involved mental pictures or words only, a
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March Optimism linked to mind wandering Optimism linked to mind wandering 30/03/2021 | 2 MINS Scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology have examined peopleΓÇÖs thought patterns when their mind wanders and found a link to their level of optimism and happiness.
It is estimated that our minds can spend up to half of our waking life wandering away from the present moment, particularly when we are bored or when a thought is prioritised by the brain to be more important than what we are currently doing.
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In a study led by Dr Julie Ji from LITΓÇÖs School of Psychological Science, and published in the journal Psychological Research, more than 40 participants were asked to complete a simple 45-minute sustained attention task on the computer, designed to be boring in order to encourage minds to wander.
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The computer task also allowed participants to record the occurrence of mind wandering each time it happened, including whether their minds had wandered to the future or past, whether their thoughts involved mental pictures or words only, a
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