That Daydreaming You Did While Isolated at Home Was Good for You
Wild planning and radical brainstorming can get you closer to your goals and improve your mood, so don’t dismiss it. Especially in times of worry and stress.
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Since the beginning of April, Bloomberg Pursuits has been running a series of online stories by our contributors describing the places, activities, and experiences they’ve been daydreaming about. We’ve featured essays about searching for birds of paradise in Indonesia, playing the links with Dad on England’s “Golf Coast,” and drinking at every good cocktail bar in New York City. We’ve also asked our readers to let us know what hopes and plans are keeping their spirits aloft during the era of social distancing. A sampling of the numerous enthusiastic responses follows in the photos below.
Like much of life, daydreams are all in the timing. Often arising at inconvenient moments, they’re seen as spam sent to our brain, clogging it up with unwanted, spare thoughts. Even the word “daydream” is highly charged, commonly used in a reprimand hurled by an irritated teacher or an impatient spouse.