Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it was considered an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people25____ (take) a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very healthy thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, is a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 26____ this. A number of psychologists 27____ (conduct) experiments and have reached some surprising conclusions.
Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It also 28____ (improve) concentration, attention span, and the ability to get along with others. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success 29____ (be) due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 30____ as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears31____ their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “Hold a picture of yourself ... in your mind’s eye, and you32____ (draw) toward it. Picture yourself vividly as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.”