I was having trouble articulating my thoughts on this article but I think you nailed it.<p>I don&#x27;t think mindfulness and mind-wandering are inconsistent with one another. In fact as you pointed out, a key tenet of mindfulness is occasionally allowing our thoughts to wander, but knowing what is happening, and naming said thoughts.<p>In fact, mind-wandering paired with mindfulness can be very powerful. We can allow our subconscious to come out of the shadows, all the while noticing where it is going. The two don&#x27;t have to be separated, they can go hand-in-hand.