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)

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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] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, best to assume you’re always misunderstanding, or at least not understanding completely, a conversational comment until you have a holistic understanding of where they’re coming from (ie you become familiar with them and how they think and what they value).