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title: "Daily Inspiration: “Never fear a potential ambush from your daydreams. They’re actually a part of your imagination factory!”"
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# Daily Inspiration: “Never fear a potential ambush from your daydreams. They’re actually a part of your imagination factory!”

*“Never fear a potential ambush from your daydreams. They’re actually a part of your imagination factory!”* – Futurist Jim Carroll

![](https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Daydreams.jpg)

Zone out much?

Relax. It’s good for you, and it’s great for your creativity! In fact, some people have called daydreaming a ‘*playground for your imagination*.’

So while you are told to ‘*snap out of it*‘, ‘*pay attention,’* and ‘*get with the program’,* you might actually be doing some of your most important work! That’s because several studies indicate those idle thoughts are a sign that you are busy imagining the things that are important to you – the areas of exploration that are of real interest to you and are related to your passion and unique skills.

And critically, daydreaming is actually a key part of your whole left brain/right brain equilibrium – and is on the side of your ability to think about your future. To recap – your left brain is the organized one: analysis, logic, facts …. while your right side is your playful one, unfocused, as it were, on creativity, imagination, intuition.

![](https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/leftbrainrightbrain.jpg)

So zone out more!

And if you spend most of your time visiting the ideas inside your head, it might actually mean that you are smarter that most! A study at Georgia Tech concluded, through analysis of MRIs on 100 patents, that those with a higher IQ spent more time daydreaming. As an [article in Inc](https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/daydreaming-is-a-sign-of-intelligence-new-study-says.html) reported on the study noted:

This combo of data led the researchers to conclude that a lot of mind wandering isn’t about a failure to pay attention; it’s simply that smart people often need to pay less attention to get the gist of what’s happening around them, leaving plenty of mental capacity to plan a beach vacation or ***dream up a new business idea.***

With that in mind, another study out of Harvard, the University of Florida, and the University of Virginia examined if it was possible to teach people how to daydream more – and better! Perhaps it’s only a matter of time before ‘yoga for your mind’ becomes a part of your overall day-to-day routine.

So, bottom line? Space out, tune out and turn on! Those moments you spend along thinking while walking, in the shower, or zoning out during a Powerpoint might actually be some of your most creative!