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I just make a mental note, like a one word trigger that will remind me of the idea later

I have not tested these. They...might work?

https://www.orvis.com/product/field-notes-waterproof-notebook-3-pack/3NAE4200.html

https://northernwoodsmen.com/rite-in-the-rain-all-weather-pen/?sku=RR-OR97

You can get bath crayons for kids that let you write directly on the wall of the shower or w/e. Searching brings up lots of options...

I would try an LCD doodle board, I have one I bought at lidl for 3,50€, I doubt it is waterproof but it would be very easy to waterproof it with a vacuum sealer.

Most phones are waterproof enough these days that you can just use them with wet hands in the shower, I keep mine on the sink next to the shower and occasional use the phones mid shower when needed. You could also use a voice to text notes app if you want to be as hands free as possible

When I'm in the shower, I write stand up routines I'll never remember or have a reason to use.

Haven't investigated it much, but I've been wondering if you could set your phone or something to transcribe audio and just talk out loud.

If you use an electric device like a tablet or smartphone, cover it with a ziplock bag to make waterproof and get ones of those dedicated pen for that electronic device and preferably a pen that doesn’t need batteries. It should be able to take notes this way. Or better yet, forget about the pen, since the device probably has a keyboard, just type it out instead of writing. I had luck watching videos in shower with the ziplock bag but I never tried writing notes in the shower.

Do you use a pad and pen when not in the shower?

I can’t think of a time I’ve done it in the shower. But I’ll use my smart watch to jot down reminders or ideas.

Never have I related to shower thoughts. For one it's too short to do any thinking in there. Also, I don't really want to think in the shower. If I'm relaxing, it's head empty in the stream of water.

Same goes for singing in the shower, it was always a TV thing.

My point is how many people actually do anything in the shower besides washing (mostly)?

Also there are those stone notepads. The paper ir smooth and water proof, can be written with a pencil or a pen (not a fountain one tho, but that's not relevant in the shower either way). I tried it once as a daily notebook and I didn't like it. With a mechanical pen after some writing it grips the core by the sharper angle and breaks it.

You could try remembering things. Might be good practice.

I mean, we're not exactly talking about a dream upon waking here...and you can remember those too with practice.

Shower faster? How long are you in the shower to have time to develop good ideas and have time to forget them?