People who seem to be staring at nothing, what are you really doing?

1. Staring at nothing.
   — amorningofsleep


2. It's called thinking.
   — oneytlr


3. Zoning out.
   — oneum






4. Daydreaming
   — bethhhh_x


5. disassociating from reality.
   — syncopacetic


6. Most likely over thinking a very simple thing that leads to more thinking about other related things. Like why trains called trains.
   — xxpwnzorsxx






7. Thinking about exactly how many McDonald's chicken nuggets I can eat before vomiting.
   — CarrotPrince


8. Thinking about why my code won't fucking work
   — TK-427


9. I usually stare in one direction because there’s nothing interesting to look at and I don’t care to look alert.
   — ArcOfRuin






10. Most of the time I am recharging. I'm letting myself just zone out and stop letting the outside world have an effect on me, looking inwardly and just reflecting on whatever my mind wants to think about. Or I am taking in the moment and enjoying the world around me. This is usually only done when I am in a place of beauty and wonder. I look very serious when I do this, and when I was younger people would see me do this and go, "Hey, be happy!" It would always ruin the moment. I was happy, I just needed some time alone to recharge before I could put energy into expressing it.
    — CalebTGordan


11. Avoiding eye contact
    — akiramari


12. Either really staring at nothing and just trying to unplug my mind or daydream, to really unplug my mind
    — tuanonnahd






13. Trying to get my stupid fuckin eyes to focus
    — sultry_plant


14. Epileptic here - possibly having an absence seizure.
    — VermillionSoul