Average Brit Spends Nearly Six Years of Their Life in a Daydream

The average Brit spends nearly six years of their life in a daydream, a new study reveals.

A study into the ways in which people while away the hours with dreams big and small found respondents spent just over two hours per day lost in far-flung thoughts.

That equates to 799 hours per year and, when projected across the average 64 year adult lifespan, equates to more than five years and 11 months.

The research also documented our top 50 most common daydreams - winning the lottery proved the most popular, while the desire to travel or simply see more sunshine in this country regularly occupies our minds.

The daydreams study of 2,000 people found we also indulge ourselves in thoughts of owning the ultimate home, getting the ideal figure, planning future weddings and dreaming of the perfect holiday.

The research, which was commissioned by Synseal, found dreams of owning several properties at home and abroad, having the budget for home improvements or eliminating debt also proved prominent.

Saying what you really think of the boss, telling a crush you like them and finally writing a book were also named among the 50 most common daydreams for the British public.

Over a third of workers say they daydream constantly through their commute - racking up over half an hour.

And the dreaming carries on even while Brits are on the clock with three quarters of Brits confessing that they regularly daydream for up to an hour on paid time.

More than half of those polled regularly fantasise about improving their home- a quarter said they have identified properties in the local area they would love to own even though they are way over budget.

Hope is strong with many a Brit though and a third regularly buys a lottery ticket trying to get their dreams to materialise.

Although daydreaming can be enough to get by on - six in 10 Brits said their daydreams genuinely do make them happy.

27 per cent of those polled also admitted to spending time on estate agent websites looking at properties that far exceed their budget, while having a Pinterest page or collection of pictures/websites specifically for far-fetched dreams was also common.

A spokesman for Synseal said: "The results of our insightful poll reveal that adults living right across the UK regularly indulge in a wide variety of daydreams today and the good news is that for many of us they are a source of genuine happiness!"