daydreaming

12Nov10

Daydreaming womanPeople spend ‘half their waking hours daydreaming’

People spend nearly half of their waking hours not thinking about what they are actually doing, according to a US study conducted via the iPhone.

More than 2,200 volunteers downloaded an app which then surveyed them about their thoughts and mood at random times of day and night.

The Science study suggested minds wander, even from demanding tasks, at least 30% of the time.

Read more on BBC news…

Perhaps why the Rational emotive behavior therapy / CBT model is so necessary:

A  Activitating Event

B  Beliefs*

C  Consequences – how you feel & behave when you have these beliefs

Disputing irrational beliefs

E  Effects

 

*(1) demandingness; (2) catastrophizing; (3) low frustration tolerance; and (4) global evaluation and low self-esteem or low-other esteem.

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