Why is it that bathrooms seem to be so conducive to thinking interesting thoughts? From the fabled "Eureka!" moment in the bathtub, to the common notion that showers are a good opportunity to contemplate life, to books designed to be read on the toilet, to the two times in recent memory I've had flashes of insight about my research while brushing my teeth, there seems to be something about the place that fosters creativity. Is it the reflective surfaces? The vulnerability and openness that comes with being naked (not so much for the teeth brushing)? The mere fact that it's a little bit of time when you aren't thinking about anything in particular? Something in the water, so to speak?
I did a quick search on Google Scholar to see if any psychologists had tackled the question, but didn't come up with anything. Does anybody know a psych major looking for a research topic?
Friday, November 7, 2008
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