mind wandering

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 14, 2022 by Laurie Santos · across every show →

Everything said about mind wandering, oldest first

Jun 14, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Santos: Mind-Wandering Significantly Decreases Human Happiness
“There's so much evidence that when we're mind wandering, when we're not fully present, that that's a time when we're also not very happy.”
Laurie Santos Jun 14, 2022 ▶ 42:50 Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness
Sep 6, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Tversky: Adopting different social roles generates far more creative ideas than brainstorming
“And the most effective strategy was roles by far. In fact, the mind wandering didn't differ from the no instruction group. And when we ask people, how did you do it? The no instruction group said, well, I just let my mind go. But the roles group came up with f…”
Barbara Tversky Sep 6, 2022 ▶ 1:48:36 Barbara Tversky: Action Shapes Thought
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