It never ceases to amaze me that you can be stuck on a problem for 2 days, say “screw it I’m going for a walk around town” and then solve it fifteen minutes into the walk.
@christianselig Mine is the shower. I fix everything in the shower.
@travelingflwr @christianselig Same! For some weird reason the shower helps.
@ivanpavlov @christianselig Maybe? I was reading somewhere else but can’t find that link but apparently we think differently in the shower or while exercising. https://buffer.com/resources/shower-thoughts-science-of-creativity/
Why We Have Our Best Ideas in the Shower: The Science of Creativity

Do you consider yourself a creative person? Dig into the science and research behind creativity, shower thoughts, and left-brain/right-brain, and much more.

Buffer Resources

@ivanpavlov @christianselig @travelingflwr I bookmarked this versions of that story last weekend (probably from the orange site?): https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/08/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower

(It really resonates with me. I have a lot of creative inspirations while in “jazz trance” at a live jazz show…)

The science of why you have great ideas in the shower

It has nothing to do with getting clean—and everything to do with your state of mind.

National Geographic