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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
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Kids have to at least go through a phase where they develop their own identity (and not everyone does go through that, even then). But most children and teens still have their values tied to an idea of how they believe their idols/parents/friends and so on perceive it, it's an active part of brain development to decouple yourself from that and stop thinking about your decisions through a lens of how you think other people think about your decisions/likes/thoughts.