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People spend nearly half of their waking hours not thinking about what they are actually doing, according to a US study conducted via the iPhone. More than 2,200 volunteers downloaded an app which then surveyed them about their thoughts and mood at random times of day and night.
根據美國一份透過iPhone進行的研究，人每天清醒的時候，有將近一半時間沒想過他們真正在做甚麼。2200多名志願者下載一個應用程式，這個程式會隨時調查他們在日夜時的想法與心情。
The Science study suggested minds wander, even from demanding tasks, at least 30% of the time.
科學期刊的這份研究顯示，即使是工作很困難時，人的心思也有至少3成的時間會飄走。
Participants agreed to be contacted, at which point they selected what they were doing from a menu, whether they were actually thinking about it, and how happy or sad they felt. Remarkably, some participants were prepared to answer the survey even when making love.
參與者同意在被聯繫時，從選單中點選他們正在做甚麼、是否真的在思考這件事情、覺得多開心或多難過。讓人驚訝的是，一些參加者即便是在做愛時，也可以回答這份調查。
After gathering 250,000 survey results, the Harvard team concluded that this group of people spent 46.9% of their time awake with their minds wandering. Dr Matthew Killingsworth, one of the researchers, said： "Mind-wandering appears ubiquitous across all activities."
蒐集25萬份研究結果之後，哈佛團隊總結，這個組別的人，每天有46.9%的清醒時間是在神遊。其中一名研究人員齊林斯渥表示：「心不在焉的現象似乎出現在所有活動。」
新聞辭典
wander：動詞，失神、開小差。例句：My attention wandered. （我失了神。）
remarkably：副詞，特別到讓人驚訝或值得一提地，形容詞為remarkable。例句：The 20th century was remarkable for its inventions.（20世紀引人注目的是發明。）
ubiquitous： 形容詞，到處存在的。例句：Leather is very much in fashion this season, as of course is the ubiquitous denim.（本季皮料用得非常多，當然到處都可以看見的丹寧布也是。）
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