Wandering mind not a happy mind

Philip Lorenzo
Jun 7, 2024
1 min read

Back in 2010, Harvard researchers Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert found that we pay attention to our present tasks 53% of the time and are distracted by mind wandering the other 47%. According to their study, this frequent distraction leads to decreased happiness and dissatisfaction.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/11/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind/

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