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Mind wandering

Mind wandering—the default mode network activating when you're not focused on a task—is often treated as failure, but it serves a real function in processing experience, consolidating memory, and creative association. The skill is not to eliminate it but to notice when it's happening and choose whether to follow it or return to your intended focus.

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