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Negative and Positive Mind-Wandering

Negative and Positive Mind-Wandering
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Author(s): Frederick Travis (Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, Maharishi International University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 16
Source title: Advancing Innovation and Sustainable Outcomes in International Graduate Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mohan Raj Gurubatham (HELP University, Malaysia)and Geoffrey Alan Williams (HELP University, Malaysia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5514-9.ch011

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Abstract

Mind-wandering is considered by many as a sign of an “unhappy mind” and associated with ill-health. Since the mind wanders half of the time, it is unlikely that mind-wandering plays no role in cognitive processing. Mind-wandering can be filled with negative thoughts ‑ negative mind-wandering associated with worry and rumination; or it can be filled with positive thoughts ‑ positive mind-wandering associated with imagination and fantasy, essential elements of a healthy, satisfying mental life. Mind-wandering with positive thoughts enables the mind to escape the constraints of the current situation and explore novel solutions.

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