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Showerthoughts

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You know when something's on the tip of your tongue and — as frustrating as it is — you'd prefer to try and think of it rather than look it up? There should be a word for that. (self.showerthoughts)
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Looking it up just kinda feels like cheating, y'know? Or at least throwing in the towel.

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I always experience a phenomenon in which no matter how hard I wrack my brain trying to think of the thing that's on the tip of my tongue, as soon as I go to look it up or ask somebody, it suddenly comes to my mind right before they tell me the answer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Happens to me often with wordle. I take a screenshot to send my friend and show her that I'm stuck, and for some reason right after I send it, the answer comes to me.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 3 points 10 months ago

Yes it happens to you too, isn't it a weird phenomenon??

like I wouldn't be surprised if I could even predict the lottery Powerball numbers a fraction of a second before they are called out LOL