daydreamer n : someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming [syn: woolgatherer]

English

Noun

1. One who daydreams.
2. A person who wastes time daydreaming of accomplishments instead of accomplishing things.

A daydream is a visionary fantasy experienced while awake, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes, or ambitions. There are so many different types of daydreaming that there is still no consensus definition amongst psychologists.

See also

• Absent-mindedness
• Thinking about the immortality of the crab
• Dreams
• Fantasy (psychology)
• Escapism
• Imaginary world
• Imagination
• Mind-wandering
• Pipe dream
• Stream of consciousness (psychology)

External links

• Positive effects of daydreaming
• Daydreaming improves thinking (Cosmos Magazine)

References

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