Daydreaming is effective thinking

My husband called it "zoning out" when we first met. That was before I learned how to hide the faraway look in my eye I got when I was daydreaming. But research now shows that daydreaming is the brain "in overdrive" and it's critical to creativity because it allows the brain to make connections it doesn't otherwise make. So go ahead and daydream. And if anyone tells you to get back to work, tell them your brain is in overdrive--and you're leaving them in the dust. Looking for other ways to be a better thinker? Read the rest of the piece, not just #9.