{"id":3078,"date":"2024-05-04T19:20:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T23:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chistell.com\/africanamericanfiction\/?p=3078"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T19:26:42","slug":"stop-daydreaming-get-what-you-really-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chistell.com\/africanamericanfiction\/stop-daydreaming-get-what-you-really-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Daydreaming \u2013 Learn How to Get What You Really Want"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Self Help Books Author Denise Turney (ww<\/a>w.chistell.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"close<\/a>
Photo by Marcelo Chagas on Pexels.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stop daydreaming if you want to experience real life success. Admittedly, daydreaming feels good <\/em>which might be why you do it so much. There could also be brain benefits associated with daydreaming. According to studies, including those shared in a Harvard Medical School article, daydreaming may improve brain plasticity. More specifically, \u201cBased on the results of the study, the researchers suspect that these daydreams may be actively involved in brain plasticity.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Daydreaming Become Addictive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Smithsonian reports that \u201cpsychological research is beginning to reveal that daydreaming is a strong indicator of an active and well-equipped brain.\u201d Smithsonian goes on to share that a \u201cwandering mind correlates with higher degrees of what is referred to as working memory. Cognitive scientists define this type of memory as the brain\u2019s ability to retain and recall information in the face of distractions.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memory and brain plasticity benefits aside, if you daydream to the point that daydreaming becomes addictive, you might be surprised to find yourself stuck in life routines that you hate. It could range from relationships to work to creative pursuits to your inner journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you know it, you\u2019ve invested 15 years in a job that sucks the happiness out of you. Or you\u2019re going home to a relationship that you haven\u2019t felt good about for a decade. Each time the pain of staying in the situation gets too intense, you start daydreaming, pretending that your life is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop Daydreaming If You Really Want It<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You daydream that you\u2019re in a loving relationship with someone who makes you feel loved and deeply appreciated every single day, even as you roll your eyes each time your \u201creal<\/em>\u201d lover kisses or touches you. And you daydream for hours at work, pretending that you\u2019re doing entirely different work in an entirely different city with entirely different business partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you delve into exploring a new job, relationship, fitness routine, etc., you won\u2019t go as far as you could if most of your efforts are limited to daydreaming. On top of this, if you\u2019re merely daydreaming, do you really want what you say you want?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you really want it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Replace Daydreaming With Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do, stop \u201conly\u201d daydreaming. Replace daydreaming with action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n