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Shower thoughts explained! Scientists figure out why we get great ideas while washing
Study Finds ^ | Chris Melore

Posted on 10/08/2022 7:57:34 AM PDT by deport

Many people have been in the shower when that brilliant, light bulb moment suddenly strikes! It can seem like a strange place to have great ideas, but researchers say “shower thoughts” are pretty common. So, why do so many people get a spark of creativity while washing up?

While previous research has suggested that people get more creative when their mind wanders, a new study finds that those mindless tasks (like showering) aren’t so mindless after all.

The new study challenges past research that seemed to prove what many scientists thought about letting the mind wander. That study found that when people perform “undemanding” tasks, the brain tends to wander. When that happens, creativity starts to flow.

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To: Grampa Dave

Yes. Well there are people who like uniforms of their own devising.

Personally I think all schoolchildren should be in school uniforms. I like the British ones of 20 years ago


61 posted on 10/08/2022 4:23:22 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are complicated in Genocide. )
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To: deport

So watching a women fake the big O led to more creativity?

Does this explain things?


62 posted on 10/08/2022 4:33:33 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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" I become a rock star."

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63 posted on 10/09/2022 8:53:36 AM PDT by Redcitizen
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