A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind: Here's What the Science Says How to Avoid It

About this episode

The episode discusses the negative impact of mind wandering on happiness and offers strategies to improve focus and productivity.

We're covering what mind wandering is, why the research says a wandering mind is making you unhappy, and 3 ways to take control of a wandering mind so you can be more present, more productive, more creative, and happier. STUDY CITATIONS Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010). A wandering mind is an unhappy mind. Science, 330(6006), 932. DOI: 10.1126/science.1192439 CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and count...

People in this episode

Host: Brandon White

Topics covered

• mind wandering
• happiness
• productivity
• creativity
• self-improvement

Keywords

• mind wandering
• happiness
• productivity
• creativity
• self-improvement
• research
• science

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Organizations: Science

Books & works: A wandering mind is an unhappy mind

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