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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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It's an interesting approach to studying something as hard to define as happiness, but it does make sense to me. Their own explanation:
I'll never be above 8 or below 2.
No matter how bad it could get, there could always "but also there's snakes on the loose"
Damn, this question is kind of a mind fuck. I could spend a long time thinking about my answer.
Ya, I mean I would definitely be "laying on the floor curled in a fetal position", but am wailing or sobbing quietly?
I would start with thinking in rougher terms (bad, okay, pretty good, great) and then narrowing it down to a specific number. Overall it is about what you feel so go with your gut.
It's a good question imo to at least see how content people are