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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: 1

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[–] Boozilla 49 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Next time I get my ass kicked at Mario Kart, I'm going to claim I was practicing mindfulness.

[–] disguy_ovahea 23 points 8 months ago

Really just trying to remain present and enjoy the drive, y’know?

[–] hperrin 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The point of racing is to be the best, like no one ever was.

[–] Zachariah 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank,
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank.
Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns.
Their prowess is potent and secretly stern.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As they speed through the finish, the flags go down. The fans get up, and they get out of town.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The arena is empty except for one man
Still driving and striving as fast as he can

[–] Zahille7 4 points 8 months ago

The sun has gone down and the moon has come up. And long ago somebody left with the cup.

[–] maychill 5 points 8 months ago

to catch them is my real test
to train them is my cause

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago

The faster you are the more laps you can get in per day. They're just maximising their enjoyment of the whole course.

But seriously, you probably know yourself that racing isn't just the racing part, but the training, mechanical work, the community and traveling and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Same with golfing, bowling, darts, etc. I think part of the enjoyment of these types of sports/games/competitions is to see how close to perfection you can get.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Somewhere out there is the perfect lap.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago
[–] meekah 17 points 8 months ago

I think this works better with golf. The point of it is to play as little golf as possible

[–] yemmly 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess that makes work the opposite of racing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Work is like racing with checkpoints. You get to keep going as long as you keep getting to checkpoints on time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

I had some friends who were amateur racers. They were almost always working on their cars. I think the hobby is 99% preparation, 1% presentation. Lots of time investment for a short race.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The faster you finish the faster you can start a new run.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

That's my bedroom motto.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Depends on the kind of race.

Most races are distance traveled the fastest.

But there are races, occasionally, where you have a set time to reach as far a distance as possible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Speedrunners enjoying video games 30 seconds at a time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It’s right there in the name: G-O-L-F. Shortest possible way to spell that word.

[–] AgentGrimstone 1 points 8 months ago

Finish fast as you can so you can do it again sooner

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago