Daydreaming key to solving complex problems

(TELEGRAPH) — Doing simple tasks that allow us to daydream is key to solving trickier questions playing on our minds, scientists find.

Daydreaming really is the key to solving complex problems, a new study has found.

Some of the most important scientific breakthroughs ever made – by everyone from Einstein to Newton – came about as the geniuses behind them allowed their minds to wander.

Now research by modern day scientists has shown that mere mortals can also improve their problem-solving ability in the same way.