How to Never Forget the Brilliant Ideas You Get in the Shower
The shower: a time in the day for unintentional zen-like meditation. Your mind is clear, unfocused when — bam! — an unexpected solution pops into your brain. It’s the answer to a problem you’ve been working on for a while. Great — the only trouble is you’re naked, wet and covered with soap. There isn’t pad nor paper nearby. You think you’ll remember that idea for the next few moments, but experience tells you otherwise. How do you then capture that idea before it disappears?
There are two solutions:
First: waterproof paper. You can pick up a waterproof notebook and pen to write on it on Amazon for about $20. Sounds like a good deal, though I can’t personally vouch for the quality.
However, the waterproof paper solution is a little awkward. You need a dedicated place to hold the loose pen and paper, which might not be easy depending on your shower setup.
A second, superior solution comes from scuba divers: the underwater writing slate. You can stick it to the shower wall and have a permanent spot to capture your ideas.
Just don’t forget to include emptying your shower inbox during your weekly review.
Do you have any alternative ideas for capturing those fleeting shower thoughts? Leave a comment if you do.
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