ABSTRACT
The chapter examines people in situations of classroom discussion, cooking, exercising sports or music, or solving scientific tasks, which presents the activity that engages loops of imagination. It begins with elementary forms of imagining in infants, showing that in childhood, imagination is not only important during play, but also in school activities. The chapter then explores daily adult experiences such as work, sports and cooking. It examines the imagination in relatively mundane activities, including being at home, working, learning and exercising, all of which relate to people's daily spheres of experiences. It demonstrates the ubiquity of imagination at the level of everyday life and thought, and also demonstrates the widespread applicability of the model. Finally, the chapter examines more unusual cases of imagination, in science and life-threatening situations. In each instance, it shows how and why there is an uncoupling from the ongoing activity, what resources are used for imagining, and what the outcomes are.
