Why Does My Brain Turn On in the Shower But Shut Off At my Writing Desk?!
This can be so frustrating. Has this ever happened to you?
You get up, hop in the shower. The warm water flows over you. The ambient sound of water suddenly takes your mind to zen-like places and you suddenly realize the connection between your main character and the twist of the third act!
Boom! I’ve got it.
You sing your way from the draining of the water to the towel, click your heels, head down the stairs, grab the coffee, sit down, and then ahhhh!
What happened to that idea?!
If this happens to you frequently, you are definitely not alone, and there is actually a little psychology behind it.
If we know why this phenomenon happens, we can actually start to figure out ways to use it to our advantage.
White noise.
The shower creates a constant level of unthreatening noise at a constant. This helps our brain stay focused because we don’t hear other noises that would normally cause the brain to go, “what’s that?”
The longer you can keep your brain focused on the creative task at hand the more likely you will find solutions to your problems. The more noise distractions you have, the more likely you will get interrupted in the middle of a breakthrough.
Warm water.
Now, I’m not saying you should pour warm ware over yourself at your writing desk (if you figure that out, drop the details in the comments for me.)
But the soothing effect this gives allows your brain to think creatively about other things than say aches and pains of your body.
When you free your brain to think about problems instead of figuring out your body’s problems with pain you free your creative side of your brain, thus more powerful problem-solving.
Try to make yourself more comfortable when you go to write.
If you’re in an uncomfortable chair, you will likely be distracted every couple of minutes fidgeting to find comfort instead of breaking ground on a great twist.
Some writers actually write laying down as it helps you think to be in such a comfortable state when you write.
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Crossing the threshold.
You may not be aware of this, but some psychology thinks there is a slight reset in our brains when we cross thresholds into different rooms in the house.
Ever notice how you often go into another room to grab something and suddenly your in the room and your hand no idea what you came to grab?
Our brains seem to have a bit of an unconscious switch when changing scenery and this makes us forget what we had in mind in the old place to get us going in the new place, so before you leave the area where you had a breakthrough (Maybe the shower bathroom?) be sure to write it down.
Be ready for inspiration no matter where you are.
If the shower is a natural place for inspiration to strike be ready for it.
Have a waterproof case on your phone to take down notes.
Get a shower dry erase board or shower tile crayons.
Jump out of the shower set your hands and write down what you were thinking.
If you often get inspiration walking outside in the sunlight or laying on the couch in the living room. Be ready for that inspiration. Just always be ready to write some things down because inspiration can strike you anywhere.
Final Thoughts
Be ready for inspiration. Don’t let it catch you off guard and don’t think “I’ll write that down later.”
Creativity is easier when you’re comfortable and your brain is free to think about problem-solving.
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Dive slate! I came across that suggestion several years ago, and it was a life-saver for me. Not only did this inexpensive little item allow me to write my notes while in the shower, but I stopped being anxious about trying to remember, which actually led to improvement in my memory.
Yeah! Dive slate! So cool. It’s amazing that there are alternatives to just trying to remember and then the anxiety of forgetting can be gone. Write notes in the shower and then hopefully one-day others will be like you and their memory will be better for it. Thanks for sharing 🙂