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Comment: I think this topic might be notable but maybe let's not cite reddit. BuySomeApples (talk) 23:26, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Comment: Maybe add references such as:
Irving, Z.C., et al., The shower effect: Mind wandering facilitates creative incubation during moderately engaging activities. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 2022. 10.1037/aca0000516.
Ovington, L.A., et al., Do People Really Have Insights in the Shower? The When, Where and Who of the Aha! Moment. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 2018. 52(1): p. 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.126.
to show notability. I am not sure notability is met here, but you may be able to build a case. KeepItGoingForward (talk) 19:57, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Shower thoughts are a phenomenon where sudden thought/s or idea/s (for lack of a better term) about something mundane appears a person's mind mostly in the shower.^[1] Usually shower thoughts also happen either ranging regularly or rarely out of the shower, also usually in dull activities, such as chores and a walk outside. ^[2]

Psychologists have concluded that the situations where people are more common to have shower thoughts are usually perceived as "mindless" which in definition means the activities are completely done without further focus, making them meditative. This causes the brain to dive in random mundane topics, thus causing a shower thought. ^[3]^[4]

Examples

Shower thought	Origin	Meaning
Everybody's stomach think all potato foods are mashed.	MayoFetish from Reddit^[5]	This is due to the fact that potatoes are smashed by the tummy when eaten, thus turning it mashed.

References

^ "shower thought". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "What Are Shower Thoughts?". The Bathroom Place. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Why You May Do Your Best Thinking In The Shower". Psychology Today. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "~The Reason Why Your "Shower Thoughts" Are Often Your Best Thoughts". Bedthreads. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ "Your stomach thinks all potatoes is mashed". Reddit. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[1] "shower thought". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[2] "What Are Shower Thoughts?". The Bathroom Place. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[3] "Why You May Do Your Best Thinking In The Shower". Psychology Today. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[4] "~The Reason Why Your "Shower Thoughts" Are Often Your Best Thoughts". Bedthreads. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[5] "Your stomach thinks all potatoes is mashed". Reddit. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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