Put down devices, let your mind wander, study suggests
People underestimate how enjoyable it is to sit and think without anything to distract them.
Source: apa.org
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People underestimate how enjoyable it is to sit and think without anything to distract them.
People consistently underestimate how much they would enjoy spending time alone with their own thoughts, without anything to distract them, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
People enjoy spending time with their thoughts significantly more than they had thought.
In experiments, people underestimated how enjoyable it would be to just sit and think. The study was by experts in Japan in collaboration with the University of Reading.