I agree, daydreaming is a good skill if you can use it appropriately. At least you know you have a rich imagination, capable of involving more that just one sense. Most people have the opposite problem!
When you daydream, is your fantasy in "the future?" If it is, perhaps try adjusting it into the present tense and see what happens. Are your daydreams things, situations, experiences you truly desire? Are they like goals? If not, maybe steer your stories in those directions.
Another idea to try, is after each daydream, make it a priority to write down the "story" of your fantasy. This might be the opposite of what you want at first, because it will add more time. But soon enough, this will change. You will condition yourself to use the daydreams for practical purposes. To get something concrete out of them: plans, solutions to problems, stories for articles, a novel, screenplay???
Try those for now, and I'll keep thinking about it and post again. I used to be in a similar situation -- now I use my daydreams as source material for writing. But, I can't say I wasted time doing it...
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