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Daydream to be like Einstein, Newton: Researchers
Sunday November 25, 2012 06:28:31 PM,
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London: You think
discipline and a regimented schedule is best for a workplace?
Here's cause to rethink: Scientists at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, have shown that daydreaming is key to
problem-solving.
Some of the most significant discoveries and breakthroughs ever
made by Einstein, Newton and many others in scientific and
creative fields occurred as their minds wandered, scientists
found.
A report in the journal Psychological Science provides an account
of research that shows that ordinary people were better at solving
problems when they allowed their minds to wander.
Einstein began his theory of relativity while he daydreamed about
riding or running beside a sunbeam to the edge of the universe,
after he was expelled from school for rebelling against rote
learning.
Newton developed his theory of gravity after he happened to see an
apple fall from a tree in his mother's garden in Lincolnshire,
according to the Telegraph.
The new research found that people who returned to a task that was
difficult after taking a break to do an easy task performed much
better. Their ability to handle the difficult task improved by as
much as 40 percent.
There was, however, little improvement in the performance of
people who did another demanding task during the break, used it to
rest, or did not have a break at all.
"Many influential scientific thinkers claim to have had their
moments of inspiration while engaged in thoughts or activities not
directly aimed at solving the problem they were trying to solve,"
said Benjamin Baird, of the University of California, Santa
Barbara, who led the study.
"The findings arguably provide the most direct evidence to date
that conditions that favour mind wandering also enhance
creativity," he said.
The study involved 145 people aged between 19 and 32 who were
given two minutes to list as many unusual uses as possible for
everyday objects.
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