Day Dreaming -- Good for Mental Health

While most of us just feel lazy when we space out, our brains don't look at it that way. They feel relieved that they don't have to focus on the routine issues and can instead focus on solving the more difficult issues.

A study done by Kalina Christoff of the University of British Columbia in Canada, showed that our brains are much more active when we day dream then during the regular course of the day.

In an article on MSNCB, Christoff's research showed that during this state the brain's "executive network" — associated with high-level, complex problem-solving — lit up.

And that's a good thing since we spend about 1/3 of waking lives in this dream-like state.