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Maybe it's not the same but I daydream quite deeply when I'm doing things that have no verbal component. So like when I'm driving, I'll start planning stuff out
by petercooper 3y ago
Maybe it's not the same but I daydream quite deeply when I'm doing things that have no verbal component. So like when I'm driving, I'll start planning stuff out and coming up with ideas (often quite visually, too) then "snap" back and think.. I don't remember any of the actual driving. It's common enough to have a name though – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_hypnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_hypnosis – and I haven't had any accidents. Curiously, putting on talk radio or podcasts helps as it prevents the daydreaming.
- luminen 3y agoI've experienced the same with routine tasks such as showering or going for a run. I'll often put on a podcast or audiobook, but if I don't find myself actively focusing on the narrative, the daydream will be "louder" than what I'm listening to. I find I can go almost an hour with background noise I never heard before realizing I completely lost my place. This phenomenon does not occur if I'm reading a physical piece of media, like a book.
- stefncb 3y agoI do it with books, too. If I'm not 100% interested in what I'm reading there's a very good chance I'll doze off into an elaborate daydream. I also emphasize with the "louder" thing. Uninteresting things aren't as loud as my thoughts so I have to make an effort to suppress them.
- qup 3y agoI'm finding that I also empathize with what you guys are experiencing, but I never thought to call it a daydream. I guess I have a very fuzzy definition, now that I think about it.