“Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course. – Chuang Tzu”
One of the lessons that I have been taught
Is the value of focused industry, tinkering is not
For maximal productivity, quite conducive
Giving a hundred percent to your work is the way to live
So when my mind wanders away like an aimless itinerant
I chide myself for lack of focus, I tend to resent
Those who are able to fully attend to the tasks at hand
They are the ones who rule the world, as I understand..
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So I was intrigued when the concept was introduced to me
That letting your mind wander can boost your productivity-
May be not in tasks that are mundane and repetitive
But a vagrant mind belongs to a person creative
New solutions to problems surface subconsciously
When the mind is allowed to wander aimlessly
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My mind protested- I am not in a creative profession
In fact, focused practice and dedication make a physician
My hours of the day should be filled with work that is constructive
I cannot idle away my time, surely I have much more to give
To the society by toiling away night and day
I don’t think I should let my mind wander away..
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This is what I thought, until I realized
The truth staring at me, and it left me surprised
My problem-solving was best in the day
After exercising, since my mind had been wandering away
While the rest of the time I was trying to tame
My roving mind to pay attention, subjecting it to blame
Each time it derailed- while getting my daily exercise
I let my thoughts drift away, turns out I was wise
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Letting your mind wander is a form of rest to the brain
Rest rejuvenates, as we know, and once again
I was reminded of the value of random thoughts
Without which, my creative space would exist not!
Passion...unbridled 