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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Discussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea. (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I can only imagine the difference it would make if instead of telling about your idea you could show it

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's research that shows that even when 2 people are talking about very simple matters, the their mental models of the issue and interpretations of the subject are completely different the vast majority of the time. There was an interesting podcast about it that I'll try to dig out from months of history in my podcast app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd love to hear it if you find it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Found it! Had to look through 4 months of history.

https://youarenotsosmart.com/2024/05/14/yanss-285-the-science-behind-how-and-why-we-talk-past-each-other-and-what-to-do-about-it/