[00:00.000]Daydreaming, science has discovered,[00:03.254]is an effective relaxation technique.[00:06.502]But its beneficial effects go beyond this.[00:10.727]Experiments show[00:12.802]that daydreaming significantly contributes to intellectual growth,[00:16.856]powers of concentration,[00:18.835]and the ability to interact and communicate with others.[00:22.707]In an experiment with schoolchildren in New York,[00:26.687]Dr.Joan Freyberg observed improved concentration:[00:30.878]"There was less running around,[00:33.546]more happy feelings,[00:35.247]more talking and playing in the group,[00:38.002]and more attention paid to detail."[00:40.649]In another experiment at Yale University,[00:44.214]Dr.Jerome Singer found[00:46.989]that daydreaming resulted in improved self-control[00:49.987]and enhanced creative thinking ability.[00:52.725]Daydreaming, Singer pointed out,[00:55.473]is one way individuals can improve upon reality.[00:59.327]It is, he concluded,[01:01.614]a powerful spur to achievement.