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I think we've become weary of silence. The shower is sort of the last place where we allow ourselves to just exist. There is noise all around us. We take audio

I think we've become weary of silence. The shower is sort of the last place where we allow ourselves to just exist. There is noise all around us. We take audio books, podcasts, music, text and videos with us where ever we go, never really just letting the impressions of a place reach us. It's all distracting from deep thought, which I suspect is also one of the reason why many lay awake at night, overwhelmed by thoughts that had no place to surface during the day.

zeta0134 1y ago
This is actually one of my favorite reasons to go for a hike! I can put a little music on to keep my mind occupied (but not always; nature is nice) and then, since I really can't read or be distracted, my mind is happy to wander. I must look like a complete fool, having spoken conversations with seemingly no one, as I talk through whatever comes to mind and turn it over from every angle. I've designed several systems in my game engine this way, almost entirely on accident. It's like my brain just needs permission to do its own thing for a while.