How daydreaming works

 When you daydream what is occurring in the relaxed alpha state of brainwave frequency. In this state the subconscious mind is more receptive to suggestion. Alpha is the state people are in for effective meditation and creative visualization and is reached by getting to a state of calm relaxation. Many artists, writers and inventors report being inspired by ideas and images that came to them in the course of daydreaming. Athletes have long heralded visualization as a means to success. Many athletes report that daydreaming  or visualizing crossing finish lines, touchdowns and receiving gold medals before an event helps them to gather the confidence and energy that motivates them on to achieve that goal. All this can be found in Parthena Black's article Daydreaming. A research done by Eric Klinger in the 1980s revealed 3/4 of workers in "boring jobs" like driving a taxi or truck. He found his information by studying the same people over a certain amount of time and he would ask them about their lives in sessions and even watch them in their daily habitats to find how much they space out. This can be found on http://www.luciddreaming.com/information/daydreams.php.
      The function of daydreams is still unknown thus is the reason psychologists have not agreed on one definition. For now daydreaming is supposely a state of mind people go to to feel content and calm. The person who daydreams while in this state has a blank stare on the external apearance to those around them.