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:
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This was reported twice for not being a shower thought. The reporters are correct, it's not strictly a shower thought.
But thinking about getting older is something we all do in the shower, for multiple reasons :)
Looks like people are mostly enjoying it so I'll let it stay for now.
Go to the dentist, ask them how to take care of your teeth for the next 80 years, and do it.
If that means cutting down on soda, or acidic espressos, or candy do it.
If that means buying an expensive electric toothbrush with better toothpaste do it.
Don't send dickpics. You never know when they'll show up on a leak.
You spent 18 years learning to navigate a gated world. You will do just as much learning in the next 18 navigating a newly ungated one.
Think about the sort of kindness you would want to treat a younger version of yourself as he fumbled through that learning. Practice treating your new "young" self with that kindness today. It will pay dividends.
Being responsible is always beneficial. Sometimes you don't get/feel those benefits, but everyone is grateful when their bus arrives on time :) Just don't forget to being responsible with yourself too.
Know thyself.
What irritates you the most in others are probably unconscious parts of yourself you supressed.
If you are male, you can get male pattern baldness in this age, but you can stop baldness by taking finasteride.
Stick to your principles & rule of law like flies on shit
Believe in yourself, especially if no one else does
Always double-check.
For example, the community you are posting in.
Measure twice, post once!
Everybody else is just faking it, too.
And everyone is trying to muddle through, including your heroes. I think it's good to keep this in mind; both to avoid feeling inferior for not having your shit figured out (because nobody has) and to be tolerant of people making mistakes – nobody's perfect and everyone has issues besides getting your order exactly right.
Be chill with yourself and with other people.
Don't drink and smoke.
Don't put your dick in crazy
Learn to shop, cook and eat without highly procesed foods
Clean the toilet when you are done
Adding to this:
Save as much as you can. One day, you’ll need it.
Take care of your teeth. It’s the only set you get, and it sucks when you start having problem.
Drink water. Lots. You do not want to experience a kidney stone.
Save as much as you can… but don’t skimp out on quality of life.
Too many people I’ve see pinch pennies to save only to end up dead or in a place that couldn’t enjoy it. Make sure to take time out for yourself while you can before it’s too late
Basically mine would be “all things in moderation”
Buy a plunger BEFORE you need one
On a related note, own a fire extinguisher before you need one.
Also learn how to use both before you need to.
Don't do drugs. But if you're going to do drugs avoid anything you have to inject with needles. There are plenty of fun things you can smoke, eat or snort.
Don't take advice from people on the internet.
Upload posts to appropriate communities.
Strengthen your core. Lower back pain in your mid-30s is a bitch. Also, take care of your teeth and floss everyday. Start investing early. Any amount you can set aside, no matter how small, will payoff if you start early.
Live below your means.
Practice your hobbies, I didnt start taking photos or playing guitar until I was 21, I'm pretty good now, good enough to find enjoyment in them
learn a language?
oh and also, therapy
Wear condoms every time
Also it's okay to not know exactly what you are gonna do with your life. No one else actually does either, as much as they think they might.
Let go of any fear of others expectations for you as soon as you can. Explore what interests you and don’t let others stop you. People come and go, but they’ll come to you faster than they leave if you’re a confident and passionate person. You can only be that if you work on figuring out how you want to live and chase that life.
The biggest advice I can give you is, you need to try to be social. It's easy to hang out with friends in high school because everyone's locked into the same building every weekday for 6 hours.
Once you're an adult, you no longer have that limitation. Even college is more of a "go to class for 2 hours a day then leave afterwards" type of experience. It's certainly liberating to not be forced to be someplace for long periods of time, but it also means that the primary reason that you hang out with your friends (ie, because they're already there with you) is now gone. It can make for a very lonely experience.
You need to go out of your way and actively maintain your friendships. Make plans to meet up at least once a week or something. Otherwise, you won't really get another chance to make deep friendships
Stay away from gambling sites. If you’ve got extra money and want to watch it grow, invest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with a low/no fee trading account. Stay away from meme stocks as well.
If you do invest, diversify your portfolio. SPY is very exciting but it’s heavily tied up in the AI bubble. Try to more international markets, clean energy, minerals, heavy industry. No matter what happens to the AI companies, we still need energy and resources to build stuff and keep our economy going.
Read about taxable and non taxable trading accounts in your country. Try to use those to avoid having your savings eroded by taxes. You will pay plenty of taxes on your income, so don’t worry about that!
Travel if you can afford to, it’s an incredible way to learn about the world and meet different kinds of people. Look after your teeth.
Learn how to clean properly, stains especially.
Practice a few basic but yummy recipes (trial and error for which work for you) and get good at cooking them.
Remember everybody is living their own life at their own pace. Don't feel like you aren't doing it right.
Ask for help when you need it. Nobody can do it all alone.
Stay in contact with friends and cut ties with people that make your life worse.
Don't stop training, don't eat shitty food (at least, not daily), don't believe anything you hear or read and always double check it.
Do the things. Do them. Don't leave them until later. There are always things. If you don't do the now things, thinking you can do them later, there will be other things later.
Not doing the things only puts you behind, possibly forever.
Do the things.