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1st May

Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State

by Carl Zimmer

Somehow we have evolved a way to switch between handling the here and now and contemplating long-term objectives. It may be no coincidence that most of the thoughts that people have during mind wandering have to do with the future.

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