The benefits of daydreaming - Elizabeth Cox

Enter the mind of a bored teenager to discover what happens in the brain when we daydream and find out what purpose it serves.
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On a daily basis, you spend between a third and half of your waking hours daydreaming. That may sound like a huge waste of time, but scientists think it must have some purpose, or humans wouldn’t have evolved to do so much of it. So, what exactly happens in the brain while you daydream? Elizabeth Cox takes a closer look at the science of daydreaming through the mind of a teenager.
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[@eid758]

I always have multiple stories running in my head. They are often in idle mode, but most of the time they can be triggered just by watching/reading something or when an idea came into my mind. For example, I often pause the video I'm watching just to daydream a scenario inspired by what I've watched/read. And yeah, I often make faces or gestures unintentionally while daydreaming

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

well I just solve complex problems in my head all day. xD

[@user-od9nl6gx4v]

me too

[@dramatime7739]

thats just like me😭

[@sir_albaxious1909]

Wow, I never expected to meet someone with what I do all day.

[@hiselbii5326]

I know that feeling soo well, it's like having a movie in your head, daydreaming is why I'm pretty much never bored

[@edwintovargarcia]

I started collecting books based on the authors from the quotes at the start of these videos and my library has grown to a cloud of ideas I can actually pride myself in.

[@CarieGurl]

Really? Did you get to read them? That's pretty cool that you do that. ❤️

[@amakiio]

yo that’s so cool! im gonna do that too 🫶

[@evandickinson3254]

What do you think about the books?

[@edwintovargarcia]

For those asking about how they are, I try collecting just the most popular novel/publication by the author so not to fill up a shelf so quickly. I organize based on how I interpret them. The shelves are either philosophy, history, fiction/abstract, biographies and poetry. It can be difficult at times because some books fit multiple genres but I go based on what the author is best known for. I try to get 2/3 books a month because it can get expensive or overwhelming to find a copy of something specific. Most recently I found The Road by Cormac Mcarthy a fun book to read because of the pictures I can make with the text. If budget is an issue libraries are good places to try out a new book and seeing if it’s worth your collection of your own.

[@mssunnysunsun3496]

Thanks for the idea! I am going to start this too:)

[@Tobytots1478]

Glad to know I'm not just wasting my time when I daydream-and I daydream a lot!

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

you are the future elon musk i presume

[@flamingaish]

💀 yeah

[@barbosaluiz]

Me too!

[@CrispyyFella]

Well that's 1000 likes for you :p

[@loneeggtt]

I have been using daydreaming as a way to cope in stressful times, from I was a kid till now.

[@shubhroy7960]

Damn bro. Sorry to hear that. But try to keep that daydreaming as positive as possible 😇

[@aswin7871]

@@shubhroy7960 it's good when we love it .it's awesome .I used to daydream a lot .just live the way u like without hurting others

[@hubbawah]

Same here.

[@Dusky-Memory]

Some individual might have developed daydreaming as a form of coping mechanism from early childhood stresses. Even into adulthood, these individual daydream a lot as a form of escaping from their reality. It's unsurprising they might enjoy reading fiction books.

[@thatmemorableme]

Same here I used to daydream a lot since childhood

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m so happy to see this video. It’s hard to nourish the imagination when people try to kill it and don’t know what they want from themselves.

[@lawjef]

To everyone who whines that there is nothing left to discover since those horrible colonialists did it all before we even had a chance.... (sigh).... why are you not learning to scuba dive?! No excuses, get out there, it is easier than ever before. And surely you are smarter and more humane than prior generations of explorer , so go prove it

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

Hello Roy!

[@DBT1007]

People think daydreaming is bad because... Mostly they daydreaming at the wrong time. Like.. In the middle of class or conversation or stuff like that. Also it's because when u daydreaming, u tend to just agree to whatever your surrounding ask or recommend to you. Bad for yourself there

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

@@DBT1007 hm hm

[@sir_albaxious1909]

@@DBT1007 Ye. I came back to India for vacation to my grandma's house. I once got onto to my Maladaptive Daydream and soon started walking in circles in the veranda. And then at that night, my grandma called me and asked me if I had any mental problem and I was like no bro. It turns out the neighbors caught sight of me doing this and thought that I was a psychopath or what. Now that I see the comment section blasting with people who does the same thing as me, I am super happy. Like they say "birds of a feather flock together".

[@imjustnia1692]

I found an old school record from 2000 from my teacher saying that I often daydream in class, I'm 26 years old now and it brings me comfort knowing I have not changed :)

[@jul2447]

cutee XD

[@mrtrollnator123]

❤

[@vasanthanand1319]

I daydreamed throughout the video, it was like this " wow, a video on day dreaming, man that's what I do all day! Ted has never failed to impress me with their choice of topics....Infact, I'm daydreaming at the very moment! Ahh it's a cycle now, I'm daydreaming about the fact that I am daydreaming!" Bam! end card of the video. Now I have to watch the whole video again. :0

[@hfbnffsdugai3754]

does daydreaming get in the way of doing tasks?

[@lemonysnicket3996]

@@hfbnffsdugai3754 yes.

[@commonhuman5341]

Oooohhh maan this was mee too!!!!

[@bertbrown1823]

So true

[@monicarosenberg308]

@@hfbnffsdugai3754 could be ADHD

[@juangarcia6473]

The difficulty is when it becomes maladaptive. It became a coping mechanism to survive a difficult childhood to be able to escape to somewhere better wherever I was or whatever situation I found myself in. I come up with scenarios that I can’t turn off whether good, bad, or neither. And I can stay stuck there anywhere from a few minutes to hours at a time. I’ve gotten better at daydreaming with intention and using it in the way the video mentions, but to an extent it is also an impediment in actually mobilizing towards achieving that dream. It was mentioned briefly, and while I agree with the video as a whole, I do wish they had touched more on that nuance.

[@hehe8948]

Yes.

[@SideFlame]

Glad someone mentioned it. Imo this video is very misleading and harmful to people that maladaptive daydream. They'll come to this video and think "Oh so the daydreaming I do is good for me" when it really isn't. It's a better coping mechanism than drugs or alcohol obviously, but still can cause a lot of issues.

[@Vespertinemarmalade]

Finally someone else who relates. I still haven't quite gotten used to it. It's triggered by anything and everything, it makes studying quite a problem

[@arpitsrivstva]

Exactly! It's been quite a few days I am practising living in my real life all the time (24*7) as I am sick of wasting time and not chasing my dreams rather than imagining them all the time. Although it's very difficult to not daydream at all, I think it can be great in relationships, in intelligence and in self growth overall as to become the best version of myself to be the happiest and calmest.

[@shreya_striaa4388]

​@@SideFlameIt's so true!! I literally get tired of daydreaming becoz it doesn't lead me in good way.... I daydream so much that I started whispering & even cry sometimes but at first i thought I'm good at acting 😅lol ... But now this things literally playing with my brain I can't focus on my studies and I feel something bad if I didn't daydream.... Idk how to stop it now I really want cry 😢🙂....

[@Sid-mj1qf]

The most interesting thing about daydreaming is, we do it all the time and have different dreams and we forget it so easily.

[@mcdaici]

i wouldnt say forget, just stored very deep. It will come up again if u make a similar experience.

[@budofchaos]

Being a pre-teen, I daydream a lot. And I sometimes even do make-believe games with my friends based off of it! I think daydreaming while trying to go to sleep helps me relax and flow into that pseudo-sleep state. Not to mention, It helps give dopamine and serotonin, which, like I said, helps calm me down.

[@the_plot_thickens]

Same, I also daydream a lot.

[@Aretroguy]

Daydreaming can lead you to different fantasy and dream worlds which are way better than this awful reality but too much daydreaming could have bad affects on relationships with your family, friends and your spouse(if you have one) and prevent you from reaching goals as well as having negative affects on your overall happiness, also, If you have a severe mental or physical disability that prevents you from achieving many things in life then daydreaming might help you cope

[@pustota7254]

Error 404 likes not found.

[@mukesharyal6232]

From the start of the video, I started daydreaming and totally missed everything that is said in the video. Gonna watch it again!

[@katieyu9374]

TED-Ed you have outdone yourself, this is probably one of my favourite videos. I love being immersed into the example at the beginning, the explanation is great, plus the animation is so smooth and flawless. Thanks for this video on such an interesting topic!

[@qumquat]

I can't technically daydream because of my aphantasia but I do still occasionally think up or write out scenarios. Definitely haven't spent a third of my life so far doing this...so I literally can't imagine having the maladaptive daydreaming disorder.

[@hrishika1037]

Do you zone out? Is it just blank or you think something.

[@zaingrt]

​@@hrishika1037it's difficult to explain, i also suffer from aphantasia. It's like thoughts but no images at all. It's very weird i don't understand how do i explain it

[@Jesus_is_Lord412]

@@zaingrt question, are people with aphantasia more auditorial learners as opposed to visual learners because you can’t picture in your head? Or do you find things like this video, things that display visuals while explaining helpful to the learning process.?

[@BestMoviesInLessTime]

This video really helped us to identify the benefits of daydreaming. Who would've thought that daydreaming has benefits. Thanks for sharing this kind of information.

[@shine-uy5fq]

I started daydreaming around the end of senior year in high school. Since then, I never stopped and honestly don't think I ever will. It helps keep me motivated to reach my goals.

[@euuutopia]

I’m always running things over in my mind, especially plot lines for my stories and my aspirations. Glad it all contributes to good mental health

[@DontKnow-nq1bt]

I like daydreaming. - I even make a movie story. - I imagine myself being interviewed and answering my own questions. - I am imagining I am living my dream like living as a rich man -with a house, car, and business. - I even do acting while daydreaming like throwing out the lines of the movie I made in my head. - I think of my future self. - I imagine myself doing concert, performing in front of many people. Daydreaming has always been my bestfriend, because daydreaming knows everything you do when there's no people watching you. It is just you between your dreams, hopes, and imaginations without judgement. When the real world limits you, daydreaming does not. I know it's kind of weird for some people, but if anyone is just like me, please do reply, just to confirm and prove to myself that I know I am not alone. 😊 While writing this, I am actually daydreaming 😊

[@Rohini2828]

Yes you're not alone

[@LiliMayMac]

Wow, you seem positive about your daydreaming 🤔. I daydream all the time and now i want to change that, it's disturbing my daily life 😢.

[@TantalTale]

Hi I hope you see this, I relate to this comment a lot, I do all these things and have since I was a small child, I also daydream about alternate lives I could have had if I'd made different decisions

[@MattinaRzz]

while listening, I started daydreaming about how much I can daydream in a morning, feeling satisfied about goals I want to achieve but I still don't have because of daydreaming, and feeling guilty about this much dreaming at open eyes... everything such a paradox

[@petricore143]

When I'm watching or reading something, sometimes I get up and walk left and right to think of new ideas for fantasy worlds and stories I have in my head, food recipes, or discovering a comeback to an insult I got three years ago. If I was feeling lazy, daydreaming forces me to get up and draw what I'm thinking of, just do something productive. Of course you shouldn't procrastinate on work or not pay attention to school lectures (which I know is easier said than done), but daydreaming when you have nothing else to do or it's the weekends isn't a waste of time. Also, props to the animator and everyone who made the video. :)

[@luthetham513]

I always daydream, especially during my study hours😆.And I've also thought daydreaming is a waste of time but now I don't.. thanks TED-Ed

[@icang3616]

now i have a scientific-based validation to keep my hobbies: daydreaming in a nice bench while watching people doing activities. thank you.

[@nickolazcarters]

True

[@bianca1440]

Great video and subject. I think that daydreaming is essential for our daily mood and creativity. I love daydreaming even if sometimes I feel disconnected or that I'm losing precious time. Love the animation 👍

[@barsozuguler4300]

It actually makes mundane things more bearable by not getting affected by boredom like walking for hours or waiting in silence

[@thedead_wraith]

Funny, while watching this video half way through I started daydreaming. But I watched the video again and I love it!

[@bilalalebrahim5787]

I can relate

[@Sid-mj1qf]

LOL...we all do that

[@wanderer37]

😳 same here

[@thedead_wraith]

Oh my goodness TED Ed liked my comment I honestly can't believe it! Truly an honour!

[@DreaBenz]

Wow, I’m so so glad my mom sent me this video. I’m putting my dreams and daydreams into a story - have to express them somehow. ☺️🎨🎬✨

[@mdhasiburrahman8806]

Well at least for finally finally somebody is supporting me on this, thank god.

[@sahilv779]

For me maladaptive daydreaming is a like a coping mechanism. And imo it's good only if you can control it. It's no good if you sit down for a 2 hour study session and end up daydreaming for 2 hour straight.

[@sahilv779]

@@dotverified find your triggers and try avoiding them.

[@arunimaroy2503]

Where was this video for so long🥺🥺🥺😭😭soo true ❤❤❤❤❤and also thanks🙏✨💓

[@Hi-cq5rb]

0:30 amazing, how accurate is this

[@Maniimula]

I love this, I'm in my early 20s and the biggest thing different from my teens, is that now I daydream more.

[@greena8615]

I always daydream, I used to think I was wasting my time, but I used to feel happy when I thought about it. I think daydreaming makes me special.

[@evelyn568]

thank you ted ed, this video is for me! i daydream all the time, it's like the one thing i do most (which is kinda sad lol) but it has gotten me some great ideas and dream tbh.

[@miraculouslbfan]

Day dreaming gives me great ideas for stories and for ideas. Sometimes it’s a good thing and sometimes not so much :)

[@kamalnasibli]

I'm a maladaptive daydreamer. It is sweet and addictive if done excessively. I can't focus, can't do my work because of excessive daydreaming. Daydream, but be careful

[@d.6832]

Yes, daydreaming can be unhealthy if done excessively. I have the same problem

[@sir_albaxious1909]

Me too. Even after I have finished my daydream, I can't focus on my studies. It's like I am preoccupied though I am not Daydreaming.

[@RosheenQuynh]

Eyyyy, MDer here too!

[@professionaldaydreamer5160]

Yeah I also am a maladaptive daydreamer be careful about daydreaming too much

[@chanpiggy3938]

i want to stop but I'm only aware i've daydreamed after i finish

[@BeatrixMushroom]

My own imagination goes somewhere farther, from detailed stories to scientific theories and unanswered questions. If I daydreamed long enough I may be able to discover something never thought of before 👒🌸

[@cheddar0w0]

I love the animation for it, the lightbulbs as balloons were pretty cool and it was colourful but not assaulting colourful, like a soft tone but enough for me to stay interested

[@KESHRENEE]

I have spent my whole life daydreaming distracted by what others want and I'm sick of that it's time to live some of these dreams

[@hkayakh]

I like how it’s in the same format as when you sleep

[@spaceanarchist1107]

Not for me. For me, waking and sleeping thought are radically different. I have abstract waking thoughts and surrealistic dreams. They're literally as different as night and day lol

[@angelgrace3227]

ted-ed your new animation style is flawless!!!

[@shr98m]

As a person with maladaptive daydreaming, I see this as an absolute win

[@Ohhhkkkk]

The illustrations in this video reminds me of the movie inside out.

[@eieigo]

Thanks for illustrating an typical example of daydreaming!! I realized I was not the only one daydreaming this kind of thing!!!!

[@kalakritistudios]

"Dreams aren't what come when you sleep. Dreams are which don't let you sleep. (Could be Nightmares or Ambitions, idk.)"

[@Sid-mj1qf]

Hon'ble former president of India Abdul kalam's quote.

[@lucky_lol]

Woah

[@DEATHGamerStickmanStories]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how cool and smooth the animation was?

[@thijsbruijn3512]

i travel 4 hours a day for school. daydreaming is what i mostly do in that time. good to know it is a positive thing

[@Juuamjskn]

I find myself staring at the walls imagining social interactions or thinking about my goals at the mornings, just like the video. Now I know that it is activated unconsciously and it is not a waste of time.

[@TheRecklessRunner]

This is exactly how I made my first Olympic team. Day dreaming is a super power not to be tuned down. I was a puny nobody with no discernible athleticism. I even passed out halfway through my first ever race as a kid. Then I dreamed myself to becoming one of the best runners in the world. You can too.

[@rahaahosseiny]

ممنون که توی اکثر ویدیو هاتون زیرنویس فارسی میزارین . واقعا ممنونم . خیلی کمک کنندس

[@nicoldesireemaeso5490]

just want to take minute to appreciate how beautiful the animation is!!

[@Motherlyfragrance]

I am an over daydreaming person. I still remember that I was always absent-minded at school and every where from my childhood till now. I couldn't even follow a story telling from anyone without having some daydream meanwhile. I feel upset about this and I have never known why this happened to me.

[@delaneysays]

I find myself daydreaming fairly often, but I rarely let myself idealize or romanticize a scenario too extensively. I don’t want to be disappointed by reality 😔 Edit: I also think it’s a bad idea to put real people, in particular, I don’t really know on a pedestal because I’ve fabricated something about them I want to be true.

[@lenjaminjosh7269]

That's good advice actually.

[@delaneysays]

@@lenjaminjosh7269 I definitely think so. Fantasies are fun until you forget that they are just that, fantasy. Then you meet reality and it’s a huge letdown. I guess the message is appreciate things for what they are, not what they could be.

[@elpi2804]

That is actually what I myself do. Let's say I'm thinking of a what-if scenario of a past event. Recollecting of past friends and such, but wondering what little things could've gone differently. Sometimes I start fantasizing of a possible, more in depth relationship with one of the people being recalled. Quite soon I 'discover' myself thinking that, and shoot it down immeditially. For sure, not setting false expectations is a good reason to be doing that. But I do it because it feels wrong to fantasize like that of others who did not think of me that way. Whenever thinking of things that would cross a hypothetical line, I just get weirded out by it and force myself to stop.

[@meganj2132]

I was actually thinking about this just the other day, but specifically for the mind of children and when it comes to immersive imaginative play

[@Soma2501]

Would you say you were... day dreaming about it

[@MacGatesStudio]

You should do a video of the disadvantages of to much day dreaming.

[@Creepzza]

No teenager would use such sophisticated language

[@ufotgoodness4444]

I needed this video.

[@evelynm5374]

I love the art on this video, it's so colorful and pretty!

[@hessa5900]

Daydreamed through half the video until I realized help 😭

[@ChanwooPark-me1wc]

멍 때리는 게 뇌에 좋다는 사실은 또 처음 듣는 것 같네요. 항상 새로운 사실 많이 알고 갑니다. 애니메이션 스타일도 너무 좋아요. 유익하고 재미있는 영상 감사합니다!

[@bhasmank1637]

Not just teenagers, I am nearly 70 and its the day-dreaming that got me thinking to keep on learning, exploring. Just an example of what I discovered ... Did you know that the planets, constellations and more out there have to be on similar pathway for one to die as they were at the time of birth? Any mathematicians out there? Lenghty calculations without knowing all the formulas to hand.

[@shadw4701]

Dreams and lucid dreaming provide these benefits and more as well {though with lucid dreaming it takes practice and there's a big problem with misinformation}

[@misakijimenez]

I thought the whole video was about the teenager daydreaming, which would be amazing!!!

[@Минхо-й5ы]

I’m so love that kinda type of video

[@AntonSamoylin]

I started daydreaming while watching this video

[@bl7240]

OMG I'm not even kidding, this video started to get boring and I started day dreaming and missed the explanation of what your brain does when it's daydreaming!

[@tabeabussmann]

I’m basically living in a different dimension half of the day and then I cry over scenarios that aren’t even real 🌀

[@ydid687]

also please make an episode on the idiom,adage or saying that "excess of everything is bad" and that "moderation is key".

[@Student-gi4lb]

Me too. As a teenager myself. I daydream a lot. Especially on my free time.

[@dolight5455]

Me daydreaming while watching this video:

[@danielquirogagarza2816]

I don’t daydream like that my daydreams are like imaginative like space, science and everything else

[@Lemon-ej4pn]

Maybe not the best video for someone suffering from maladaptive daydreaming 😂😂

[@lias934]

Astonishingly, it is the "daydreaming" itself that makes me wonder about the requisite of _TedEd_ in integrating the Executive and Default Network- with possible notions for sanguine practices and development- which in turn, are developing itself. ;))

[@HAHAd2]

Mf ur speaking Chinese

[@ТатьянаБуркова-н6т]

This is a edichional video. I'm a teeager and found a lot of interesting information. Nice animation)

[@Macieks300]

I literally started thinking about other things while watching this video and had to rewind like three times.

[@kiiyooo4337]

Yeah I agree this idea and also think that having a vision is so good that we close to our dreams. Therefore I will think that I will become a doctor.

[@AlliumLover]

I will usually watch a show or movie and then when it’s done I kind of just continue it in my head and keep the story going 😂 then I will randomly be in class or trying to sleep and just sit there thinking out all the different scenarios or things happening, glad to know I’m not crazy 😂

[@ece8277]

I like the art style

[@insaf3914]

Not me daydreaming before watching this video

[@richardmendy4914]

I personally love day dreaming and i find out it's good to do it 👍

[@strange_and_magnificent]

How does TED - Ed make such high quality videos?

[@vivianz.2633]

THANK U TE ED

[@vivianz.2633]

heh thx

[@teachrare]

Einstein had his thinking routine called the Gedankenexperiment, a form of daydreaming. Allowing the mind to wander can be a productive process for dealing with complex problems or allowing creativity to flow.

[@jeremias84]

I just finished this video and I realized that I was paying attention because I was daydreaming.

[@Soma2501]

You should do a video on maladaptive daydreaming as well!!!

[@98Destructo]

Man I haven't day dreamed in a long while... And we are supposed to do it for third of our day

[@ishigami5071]

Maybe ur too busy?

[@98Destructo]

@@ishigami5071 Honestly, yeah. Life's too fast

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@vettich4686]

please add more subtitles, i love your video so much, but i dont know English

[@somerandomfellow8321]

I've never been able to daydream. I don't even think very often, my mind is just almost always "blank". I have SDAM and Aphantasia which probably plays a factor. I wish I could day dream :(

[@establ.2005]

Daydreaming is my favorite hobby that I don’t know that I have, it’s funny to stop and think about this, but it’s true.

[@hzljycebrngn61023]

At last, I saw something makes my habit valid instead of feeling bad about it.

[@JoeyGee1000]

I'll have to rewatch this video. I ended up drifting off about half way through.

[@Mr_Jester980]

For the majority of the time, I always having my own little adventures inside my own mind. Like, I can't stay still without walking around imagining lots of scenarios.

[@genevieveramoss]

i like to think of my daydreams as manifestation and affirmation.

[@cameraamnhac]

always great

[@v4r146]

I was daydreaming while listening to a video about daydreaming, and I didn't realise it halfway through the video...

[@KenH60109]

Here’s the thing, daydreaming happens when you are the most bored, so if someone is staring off into space and daydreaming, you either let them, or acknowledge that something in your teaching is going wrong. School is terrible for your early development and creativity, and to be honest it’s not been getting any better. So for the love of all that is holy, if most of your students are staring off into space, don’t rebuke them for being bored out of there minds with an underpaid and unenthusiastic teacher.

[@gsp_admirador]

I daydreamed a dozen times while watching this video & I had to refocus myself. xD

[@danielquirogagarza2816]

2 years ago I was literally all the day daydreaming or in a local sleep. Because my imagination was so big but now I don’t daydream to much.

[@Areebakhalid6150]

I have a psychological condition called maladaptive daydreaming according to psychologists it is not unhealthy and is beneficial in many ways and I agree with it, because it is the basic reason I became a fiction writer and understand things better than other people of my age though like everything else it has it's down sides to.

[@replysoon3216]

I haven't had an actual daydream since I was 12 years old. To me a daydream isn't just thinking about something or a vague meaning of "letting your mind wander." For me a daydream is when your mind literally goes numb when you are still awake. Your brain is tired from extreme, repetitive boredom, but your body doesn't want to (or can't) go to sleep. It's like a packet of information sent to your brain from dreamland in the split fraction of a second. You can visually recall the dream vividly when you play it back in your mind but you didn't actually see it with your own eyes. Like a virtual environment created from your collective thought.

[@h2amster328]

thank you for validating my favorite past time

[@bug4291]

2:10 nice tone