<p>It is hard to be mindful yet it is beneficial.</p>

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  <p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/sn1.18/en/sujato#sn1.18:2.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SN1.18:2.1</a>: “Few are those constrained by conscience, who live always mindful.</p>
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<p>It is easy to daydream yet it is fatal while driving.</p>

<p>Which would you choose moment by moment?</p>

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<p>A advise that I was given is to be "mindful" when I'm not meditating. However, it seems that mindfulness is incompatible with daydreaming (especially those in which we can get really engrossed and lose our sense of the present moment). Therefore, is daydreaming/fantasizing bad? </p>

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Is daydreaming bad (outside of meditation)?
# Is daydreaming bad (outside of meditation)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-21)

A advise that I was given is to be "mindful" when I'm not meditating. However, it seems that mindfulness is incompatible with daydreaming (especially those in which we can get really engrossed and lose our sense of the present moment). Therefore, is daydreaming/fantasizing bad?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-21. Score: 2

It is hard to be mindful yet it is beneficial.

> [SN1.18:2.1](https://suttacentral.net/sn1.18/en/sujato#sn1.18:2.1): “Few are those constrained by conscience, who live always mindful.

It is easy to daydream yet it is fatal while driving.

Which would you choose moment by moment?


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