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Showerthoughts

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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:

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[–] olafurp@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Google is bad now but we have more powerful tools than Google ever was. LLMs are good for an overview of whatever skill or research you're doing as long as it's a common skill.

Then you have YouTube which takes some navigating but there are a lot of YouTubers that cover recent papers and studies in a field they have a degree in.

Those two together can pretty much give you a road map towards learning a skill. I'd personally avoid all short form videos since explanations will either be oversimplified and they "give you the fish" instead of teaching you how to fish.

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