A Wandering Mind is Gets Respect?!? . . . Whoo Hoo!
The other day while having a conversation with my wife, I held my hand in from of my face and exclaimed, whoa!! She asked if I had lost my wedding ring again. I said no, just an idea on a modification of a watch design, and sorry to disturb what she was saying. My mind just wandered a bit.
I felt really bad that ideas are popping in my mind in the middle of conversations but the other day I read in The New York Times an article entitled, Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind. It extolls that wandering minds and daydreaming are great for creativity. The opening line . . . At long last, the doodling daydreamer is getting some respect.
So the next time I zone out in the middle of a conversation I can just explain that I was working.
I carry this memo pad with me whenever I can to jot down fleeting ideas, inventions and designs that waft across my consciousness.