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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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So you're thinking that boredom, and possibly abandonment of the project, is what delivered the insight? And too much focus would inhibit this revelation.
Hmm. Interesting point.
Not boredom or project abandonment, but our ability to actively think of ways to improve the way we do things. Figuring out tools is a huge deal.
But also, the ability to sweat is a large part of why we're the dominant species. We literally jogged animals to death. That, and the ability to use fire and cook our food which makes the nutrients more bioavailable so we didn't have to work so hard to stay fed, and could devote extra energy to things other than survival.
Generally, too much focus on something is not a great thing. For example, have you ever spent a lot of time figuring out a problem, only for someone to come along and point out the solution that's been staring you in the face the whole time?
My PE teacher tried to do that to me once or twice. Guess I showed him. The kid with the bad leg was the weakest herd member.
I'd also like to add working together helped us succeed. Some humans would hunt while others tended fires, weaved baskets, prepared food and other tasks. Splitting that labor and skill across the group let the whole group benefit from it.