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My productivity is generally measured in how much time I sit on the porcelain thinking throne first.
by dgxyz 9mo ago
My productivity is generally measured in how much time I sit on the porcelain thinking throne first.
- jacobkranz 9mo agoTruer words have never been spoken. That and planning out your day & thinking through problems in the shower.
- codyb 9mo agoIf you delete social media, and leave your phone away from your person all day with notifications turned off, you can have these moments all the time it turns out. Considering how much more productive these moments are for me than the bullshit I used to do on my phone and social media, it was an easy decision to make.
- saagarjha 9mo agoHow do you simulate the warm water?
- codyb 9mo agoWith a faucet my good friend!
- codyb 9mo agoOh, lol, now I get your question. Yea, it turns out the silence and lack of distractions are what produce "shower thoughts", more so than the act of showering itself. Doing any relatively rote act like washing dishes, walking places, etc can also give rise to them. Not having a device in your hand to constantly steal your attention really helps though.
- lanstin 9mo agoI find pacing to be helpful. As long as there’s not a lot of poles to walk into accidentally. So while outside walks can be more focused you do get the odd head bang.
- pfannkuchen 9mo agoShowers are generally considered to be relaxing separately from the “shower thoughts” phenomenon. Couldn’t the relaxation be a factor in generating shower thoughts? I suspect that essentially none of our non-ancestors were predated in a hot spring, unlike walking etc, so there may be an environmental cue driven induced relaxation that doesn’t exist for many other activities.
- codyb 9mo agoYea, you relax, and then your brain produces random thoughts about things. I suspect it's just about getting the space to relax, which is why I frequently have thoughts when staring at the wall, or taking a walk, or washing dishes, or doing any other myriad activities which are relatively easy on brain processing.
- j45 9mo agoSolitude is extremely powerful.
- j45 9mo agoPlay it on a speaker.
- jjp 9mo agoWalking the dog is my go to for thinking through problems. The dog really loves the hard problems as they get a longer walk.
- rr808 9mo agoI never understood this. Is this why the cubicles are always full in the office? WTF I go in there take a dump and leave while the people on each side are just silent the whole time. I can think of much better places to think.
- sieabahlpark 9mo ago[dead]
- coldtrait 9mo agoThese days I'm just doomscrolling while doing that