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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
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An amassing of money is only one definition of success. Depending on how you define it, I am either the most or least successful person you have ever met. I am poor, but I do precisely what I want to do, and usually when I want to. It mostly relies on the help of others, but let's be honest who doesn't rely on others in some way or another to do their thing?
There's only one, maybe two things that I want to do that are probably going to be forever outside of my reach. One is going to space (my body is too broken). The other is pooping on specific graves without getting arrested and I don't think I can outrun security with my drawers down anymore.