Do You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower? Learn the Science Behind Those Strokes of Insight
“Why is it that the best ideas seem to come to me in the shower?” a Reddit user pondered a few years back, concluding that there’s just “something magical” about standing under a soothing stream of water when it comes to creativity. While magic isn’t the correct explanation - nor is another user’s cheeky but appreciated suggestion that “steam clears the sinuses giving your brain more room to grow” - the theory that showers spark insight does have some credence. On a February episode of the podca
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