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Showerthoughts

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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:

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I can't even imagine writing long form on a touch keyboard. But with a lot of people eschewing laptops/desktops for their mobile devices, it's really just a matter of time.

edited: Missed a "T" in the title.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Severe ME/CFS: A Guide to Living was written entirely on phone by Emily Collenridge, someone who suffered from very severe ME/CFS (one of the illnesses with lowest Quality of Life) and could only use her phone for brief moments. Over years, writing a tiny bit each moment she was able to use her phone, she wrote her book which was published.

This book is really invaluable to the patient community as it is one of the only ones we have, since most people with that level of illness aren’t able to communicate at all.

Sadly she died in hospital a couple years later, in her early 30s.

Here is a wiki page if anyone is interested https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Emily_Collingridge

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Oh wow! That is an incredibly inspiring story!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

How about on a phone via messaging: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-31/behrouz-boochani-wins-australias-richest-literary-prize/10768688

Boochani wrote his entire book on his mobile phone and sent it in bits and pieces over years to translator Omid Tofighian via Whatsapp.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm seeing teenagers writing reports on the smartphone while sitting in front of a full computer keyboard... They say it's faster...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I wonder how they do formating. Could see it being faster if you are a scan and peck typer and only writing notes though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There are LN writers who switch between their phone and their laptops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Japanese light novel writers in assuming? And why? To continue working on the go when needed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that and sometimes to just write while laying down.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ah okay, but they last one seems possible with a laptop

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

They will probably write prompts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

this has similar energy to boomer posts about millennials someday joining the workforce

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why? I'm not talking about age. I'm talking about typing speed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

i mean in terms of you talking about something that's obviously already happening as though it's impending