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Download or read book Mind-Wandering & Meta-Awareness written by Howard Burton and published by Open Agenda Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Jonathan Schooler, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This wide-ranging conversation examines how mind-wandering can serve as a window into the psychological world of meta-awareness. further topics include the nature of consciousness, mindfulness, creativity, free will, verbal overshadowing and more. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Back to the Future, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter : I. Meta-Beginnings - Grappling with universal vagueness II. Getting Precise - Definition and measurements III. Brain-Wandering? - What’s happening inside IV. Creativity - Mind-wandering’s upside V. Responses - Views from the other side VI. On the Wild Side - Free will and multiple universes VII. Outstanding Issues - From the Decline Effect to an encouraging universe About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.