Haveyoueverbeeninameetingwhilesomeonewasmakingaspeechandrealizedsuddenlythatyourmindwasamillionmilesaway?Youprobablyfeltsorryanddecidedtopayattentionandneverhavedaydreamingagain.Mostofushavebeentoldfromearliestschooldaysthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime.
L.Giambraapsychologist(心理学家)says”Onthecontrarydaydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutitthemindcouldn’tdoallthethinkingthatithastododuringanormalday.Youcan’tpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconscious(神志清醒的)mind.Insteadyourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstates(状态)ofmindhavesilentconversations.”
Earlypsychologistspaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsoreventhoughttheywereharmful.Atonetimepeoplethoughtthatsomepsychologicalillnesscauseddaydreaming.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlingesaprofessoristhewriterofthebookDaydreaming.Klingessays“Weknownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourliveslearnfromourexperiencesandplanforourfutures.Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingsthatwefearandthethingswelongfor(渴望)inlife.”
Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirect(直接)quiteunlikesleepdreams.Sleepdreamsmaybehardtounderstand.It’seasiertogetadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamine(分析)yoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyouknowthedifficultsituations(情况)inyourlifeandfoundoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.
Daydreamscannotbepredicted(预言):theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreativeandfullofusefulideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientistsdaydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreativeenergy.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
A.wintersleeps | B.sleepdreams | C.daydreaming | D.predictions |
A.总之 |
B.相反 |
C.毕竟 |
D.因此 |