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Do you occasionally forget where you have put things or what you were planning to do? You are not alone.“Mind wandering” is part of a phenomenon that scientists really can’t explain- but are working hard on knowing more about the phenomenon. On average, one will ‘daydream’ about 30% of the time- which really ads up. We sleep and work for up to 60% of the time. Researchers want to know why this occurs, and whether or not it is of benefit to the human body.Mainstream psychology doesn’t attempt to explain much about it- but recent studies are trying desperately to explain the mystery. A result of the study could be profound- it could let students concentrate, keep driver’s minds on the road, and would overall benefit a lot of people in trying or possibly dangerous situations.Absent minds are usually harmless, but often can result in tragedy. Such a tragic moment was when a college professor in California that parked his car in the hot parking lot- with his baby boy inside the car. The kid later died from heat related problems, because of the absent mind of the professor.No real progress has been made on explaining why this occurs, but for now it isn’t of extreme importance. Sometimes it is nice to wonder aimlessly, thinking about fantasy or nothing in particular. Some people will even develop ideas and motivation from it. The question is, if there was a ‘cure’ to the absent minded problem, would you take it?
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