{"645521":{"#nid":"645521","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Is Daydreaming Good for You? 6 Surprising Benefits","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EImproving creativity, managing anxiety, and\u0026nbsp;strengthening relationships are just three of the benefits of daydreaming, according to this Yahoo!Life story that cites academic studies touting the good side\u0026nbsp;of occasionally checking out from your own head. A 2019 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/blog\/fulfillment-any-age\/201901\/why-daydreaming-can-improve-your-mental-health\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E that showed increased productivity from daydreaming is Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s entry; that study was co-authored\u0026nbsp;by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/psychology.usf.edu\/faculty\/kmerlo\u0022\u003EKelsey Merlo\u003C\/a\u003E, now at the University of South Florida who received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the School of Psychology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-03-18 20:41:05","changed_gmt":"2021-03-18 20:41:05","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"hurricane relief","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/daydreaming-good-6-surprising-benefits-165817101.html","dateline":{"date":"2021-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"176018","name":"Daydreaming"},{"id":"187339","name":"Kelsey Merlo"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}