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What does it mean?
Miles tracks votes but ends up writing fanciful notes about characters in the margins.
In plain terms
He gets distracted by daydreaming while doing his work.
What can you take from it?
Focus can slip when imagination takes over.

Where it applies

  • meetings
  • routine tasks

Putting it to work

  • allow brief mental breaks

Questions to consider

  • How to balance creativity and duty?
  • When is it okay to drift?

Another view

Daydreaming can reduce productivity.

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