• Daydreaming is actually a sign of brain efficiency.
• Daydreaming offers mental health benefits, such as increased creativity.
• Maladaptive Daydreaming is a known condition with intense daydreams that can overpower reality.

Scientists describe daydreaming as a "short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings."

When you daydream, you're using your mind, not your brain.

Daydreaming has science-backed benefits.

• Working memory: A 2012 study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain science (along with researchers from the University of Wisconsin) shows that a "wandering mind" correlates with higher degrees of working memory
• Increased creativity: Schumacher's study showed that participants who shared frequent daydreaming saw higher test scores when measured for intellectual and creative abilities
• Brain resource management: In addition to working memory, using brain resources for daydreaming requires humans to train themselves to focus on what's in front of them. "This takes resources," researcher Jonathan Smallwood was quoted inSmithsonian Magazine. "You get to decide how you want to use your resources. If your priority is to keep attention on a task, you can use working memory to do that, too."