Daydreaming: Every 90 Minutes

Importance of DaydreamingTo escape from worries, boredom,

decision-making, past mistakes, etc.To entertain themselvesTo experience dreams vicariously

Universal BehaviorsDefinition: Behaviors that all people no matter of

time, place, gender, religious affiliation, exhibit.Authors write about universal behaviors in order

to create characters and situation hat have universal appeal.

Humorists do this with absurdities or incongruities that they have observed in human nature.

James Thurber, humorist, liked to write about peculiarities and quirks of behavior he observed first hand.

Daydreams Collide with RealityContrast dramatically with actual

lifeClash of daydream and reality

creates hallucinationsIn “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

the hallucinations create comedyAlso creates a sense of compassion

for the daydreamer.