psychologists at harvard university have discovered that we are happiest when we are "living in the moment". however, daydreaming, contemplating the future and raking over the past take up nearly half of our waking hours, they said. they claim that our minds wander 46.9 percent of the time and it is these moments which make us most unhappy。
our lives are most enjoyable and content when we are completely focused on the job in hand–even more than when we are daydreaming about pleasant thoughts. this is most likely to happen when we are having sex, exercising or in intense conversations with friends, they discovered. and, listening to music and playing also helped take us out of our heads。
on the other hand the mind wanders most when we are resting, working or using our home computer. activities such as reading, doing the housework and watching television appear to be almost neutral in their effect on our minds。
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