Abstract
AbstractMind-wandering seems to be paradigmatically unintentional. However, experimental findings have yielded the paradoxical result that mind-wandering can also be intentional. In this paper, we first present the paradox of intentional mind-wandering and then explain intentional mind-wandering as the intentional omission to control one’s own thoughts. Finally, we present the surrealist method for artistic production to illustrate how intentional omission of control over thoughts can be deployed towards creative endeavors.
Funder
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Comité para el Desarrollo de la Investigación (CODI), Universidad de Antioquia
Université de Neuchâtel
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Social Sciences,Philosophy
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