Mind wandering is not an obstacle, but a functional component of human learning
Péter Simor, Miha Likar, Teodóra Vékony et al. preprint
Mind wandering, the experience when attention drifts away from the current task and engages in spontaneous thoughts is generally labeled as a mental liability with a robust negative impact on cognitive performance. Despite its established cognitive costs, the potential benefits of mind wandering remain elusive. Nonetheless, an emerging line of studies suggest that although mind wandering...