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Daydreaming & Conscious Control
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Daydreaming & Conscious Control
Daydreaming - state of consciousness featuring a stream of purposeless thoughts.
When we are not busy, the default network of our brain is active.
Mental control - attempt to change conscious states of mind or content of consciousness
Thought suppression - conscious avoidance of a particular thought.
Mental control and thought suppression are very difficult and often backfire.
Albert is trying to write his term paper, but the memory of a previous term paper that he failed miserably keeps popping into his head. He tries to ignore the thought and focus on his work, but it doesn't work. Albert is attempting: