If you find it harder to be pleasantly lost in your thoughts or daydreams these days, you’re not alone. “This is part of our cognitive toolkit that’s underdeveloped, and it’s kind of sad,” said Erin Westgate, a psychology professor at the University of Florida. The ability to think for pleasure is important, and you can get better at it, Westgate said. The first step is recognizing that while it might look easy, daydreaming is surprisingly demanding. “You have to be the actor, director, screenwriter, and audience of a mental performance,” she said. “Even though it looks like you’re doing nothing, it’s cognitively taxing.” Another obstacle that Westgate’s research revealed: We don’t intuitively understand how to think enjoyable thoughts. “We’re fairly clueless,” she said. “We don’t seem to know what to think about to have a positive experience.” Daydreaming Benefits Westgate wants to help people recapture that daydream state, which may boost wellness …