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Trending Posts: For a Healthier Society, Ditch the Myth of NormalWhen Is Divorce Good for Women?How Movies Can Help Children Find Meaning in Life
Dreaming may have Evolved as a Strategy for co-Operative SurvivalPeople with Depression use Language Differently – here’s how to spot itWhy Diversity in Nature Could be the key to Mental WellbeingFour Habits of Happy People – as Recommended by a PsychologistWhy you Shouldn’t want to Always be HappyEating Disorders are Deadly: What are they, who’s at risk, and what can be done About itHow to Keep Your Smartphone from Hurting Your RelationshipsWhy Mindfulness MattersTwo Counterintuitive Ways to Stop Procrastinating“What Took So Long?”: Coming Out When You’re Well Into AdulthoodHow to Overcome exam AnxietyWhat’s the Difference Between Autism and Asperger’s Disorder?How to Practice Self-Observation (Prompts & Meditation)What Is the Best Diet for Mental Health?Explainer: What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?Want to Boost your Memory and mood? Take a nap, but keep it ShortSix Myths about Success That Can Hold You BackCan You Use Marie Kondo’s Tidying Method on People?How to Survive the End of a FriendshipBeing an Only Child Doesn’t Affect Your Development – Family Background Matters MoreA Short History of Insomnia and how we Became Obsessed with SleepPicturing Mental HealthSix Ways to Deal With Someone Who Wronged YouHow to Relieve StressUnderstanding Sleep Paralysis: a Terrifying but Unique State of ConsciousnessCan Mindfulness Help Treat PTSD?Can Mindfulness Help When You’re Depressed?Should you be Friends with your co-workers? Here’s what the Research saysHow to be a good Listener – and how to know when you’re Doing it RightHow to Support Mental Health in People with AutismFive Ways Mindfulness Helps You Age BetterHow to Practice Self-Inquiry (“Who Am I?”) MeditationHyperfocus and HobbiesWhat we get Wrong About Self-Esteem: It’s Built Through Actions, not WordsThe Ability to Control Dreams may help us Unravel the Mystery of ConsciousnessBeing Chased, Losing your Teeth or Falling down? What Science says About Recurring DreamsStuck in Fight-or-Flight mode? 5 ways to Complete the ‘Stress Cycle’ and Avoid Burnout or DepressionWhat is Family Estrangement? A Relationship Expert Describes the Problem and Research AgendaMen Are in a Loneliness Epidemic. 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Try Believing that you doPsychological tips for Resisting the Internet’s gripNot Having job Flexibility or Security can Leave Workers Feeling Depressed, Anxious and HopelessHow my Wheelchair Changed my lifeTrust me, I’m a PatientDaniel Regan on Using Photography to Manage EmotionsHow to Be Happier in the Four Realms of LifeThe Mental Health Crisis on Campus and how Colleges can fix itThe Psychological Origins of Procrastination – and how we can stop Putting Things offFinding Solitude in an era of Perpetual ContactHow to Choose Goals That Make You Come AliveHow the Stoicism of Roman Philosophers can help us deal with DepressionRewilding a Grieving HeartHow to Find Yourself When You’re Lost in Life (9 Steps)Is Gratitude Good for Your Health?Inside the Adolescent BrainCan Cycling help with Grief and Depression?The pill, Autism and meWhy Being Aware of your Mortality can be good for youSick of Being LonelyHow Architecture Builds a Profession of StressHow to Navigate Body ShameMeasuring Emotional ‘Emptiness’ could help Manage this Potentially life-Threatening ExperienceWhy Pregnant Women with Depression Often slip Through the CracksOne Way Your Partner Can Calm Your Attachment AnxietyWhy Economic Equality Won’t Fix Mental Health CareCheat Codes for Domestic Violence SurvivorsWhat the Season of fall – and Science – Teaches us about life and DeathExplainer: what is Social Anxiety Disorder?How Transitioning leads to Better Mental Health – and job SatisfactionLearning Disabilities do not Define usHistory of Psychology
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Daydreaming: The Science of a Wandering Mind
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Daydreaming: The Science of a Wandering Mind

More than just a distraction, mind-wandering (and its cousin, daydreaming) may help us prepare for the future. By Tim VernimmenScience Journalist When psychologist Jonathan Smallwood set out to study mind-wandering…

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