Zoning out is kind of like slipping into a daydream. Our eyes are not shut, we’re not unconscious of where we are or what’s going on, and we might even be functioning to some degree. But our minds are so far off from what we’re doing that it’s as if we’ve left our bodies and traveled to a different place, a different world.
That’s what zoning out is like. It could happen when we’re staring at the TV but thinking about something completely different. We’re so absorbed in thought that the show or movie isn’t even registering in our brains. We’ve stepped into a space that is more real–a space that demands our attention and focus.
Even though from the outside, it looks like we’re watching TV, internally, we’re playing a game of chess, working on our financial goals, or imagining scenes for our next story. And once we’ve left our “space,” only then does it feel like we’ve been living in two different realities.
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