The Wandering Mind
Author | : Michael C. Corballis |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2016-10-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226418919 |
ISBN-13 | : 022641891X |
Rating | : 4/5 (91X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Wandering Mind written by Michael C. Corballis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Does the fact that as much as fifty percent of our waking hours [finds] us failing to focus on the task at hand represent a problem? Michael Corballis doesn't think so, and with [this book], he shows us why, rehabilitating woolgathering and revealing its ... useful effects. Drawing on the latest research from cognitive science and evolutionary biology, Corballis [posits that] mind-wandering not only frees us from moment-to-moment drudgery, but also from the limitations of our immediate selves"--Amazon.com.