Is day-dreaming an N thing?

[welshlass]

I've been a dreamer of the day ever since i can remember (about 3 yrs old) & since discovering this MBTI stuff i've wondered if iNtuition plays a big part? Do other non-N-types find themselves mentally floating away to their fantasly realms at the drop of a hat?

[Night]

Originally Posted by welshlass

Is daydreaming an N thing?

Nah.

Escapism is an easy recourse many people use to elude dull/dreary social situations. Instead of concentrating on an undesirable, people relax their imaginations on an idea that is pleasant to them.

[spirilis]

I doubt it. I read an article recently: Important work can be done while daydreaming - The Boston Globe which seems to suggest daydreaming is an essential function of the human mind.

[Jeffster]

No.

[ygolo]

So far it's unanimous, and I agree.

It not just an N thing.

[Geoff]

Daydreaming itself seems pretty universal.. however I bet the kind of daydream is influenced by the MBTI type.

Some daydream of status.. some of wealth.. others of freedom. Some of sexual exploits. Some of floating away on a magic cloud.

Type probably in there somewhere...!

[Jeffster]

Originally Posted by Geoff

Daydreaming itself seems pretty universal.. however I bet the kind of daydream is influenced by the MBTI type.

Some daydream of status.. some of wealth.. others of freedom. Some of sexual exploits. Some of floating away on a magic cloud.

Type probably in there somewhere...!

Yeah, I think you're probly right about that, today a co-worker and I were sorta talking about this.

I was saying the paperwork I was working on was so boring, and she telling me basically to go somewhere else more exciting in my head while I was doing it, and I said I can't do that. My older brother (INTP) is great at that. He and I worked at two different fast-food jobs together (McDonald's and Long John Silver's) and like I was telling her, once he learned how to do the job, he was never there. I mean, he worked hard and did fine, but he was never THERE while he was doing it. Whereas I can sit on the couch or at my desk at work and let my mind wander to other things, but then I'm totally not working at the same time.

So, possibly, N's are better at daydreaming while continuing to function normally? Your heads are just naturally better at brain multi-tasking maybe? I'm just throwin stuff out there, I dunno.

[LadyJaye]

Originally Posted by Night

Nah.

Escapism is an easy recourse many people use to elude dull/dreary social situations. Instead of concentrating on an undesirable, people relax their imaginations on an idea that is pleasant to them.

I used to daydream constantly as a child because I was under so much stress. It's a way to give your mind a break from things that feel oppressive.

I used to dream that Duran Duran was going to bust me out of math class. lol

[Usehername]

Originally Posted by Jeffster

Yeah, I think you're probly right about that, today a co-worker and I were sorta talking about this.

I was saying the paperwork I was working on was so boring, and she telling me basically to go somewhere else more exciting in my head while I was doing it, and I said I can't do that. My older brother (INTP) is great at that. He and I worked at two different fast-food jobs together (McDonald's and Long John Silver's) and like I was telling her, once he learned how to do the job, he was never there. I mean, he worked hard and did fine, but he was never THERE while he was doing it. Whereas I can sit on the couch or at my desk at work and let my mind wander to other things, but then I'm totally not working at the same time.

So, possibly, N's are better at daydreaming while continuing to function normally? Your heads are just naturally better at brain multi-tasking maybe? I'm just throwin stuff out there, I dunno.

In my observation, once an S learns a skill, they will perform it with more efficiency and with greater accuracy than an N. I've always been competent at my jobs, but my ESFP sister was a better waitress than I was, multitasking all the time (because I never focused well on my external environment like she did). It's not about a lack of social skills, either, I was slower at getting food out and bringing it back in, etc. I was just never "all there" like your brother. It's too exhausting to focus on Se all the time for an Ni dom.

[Geoff]

Originally Posted by LadyJaye

I used to daydream constantly as a child because I was under so much stress. It's a way to give your mind a break from things that feel oppressive.

I used to dream that Duran Duran was going to bust me out of math class. lol

Ha! Those wild boys.. were you hoping they'd take you to Rio?