Why Our Best Thoughts Come to Us in The Shower

We sometimes assume that good thinking happens in quiet rooms at large desks with views. But really, for a variety of fascinating reasons, it happens most often in the shower. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: ****** Join our mailing list: ****** Or visit us in person at our London HQ: ****** Download our App: ****** FURTHER READING “We might suppose that the best place to think would be a large room with a big desk, plenty of of natural light and a window with a view – perhaps onto water or a park. This is the premise behind the layout of most offices. The nearer one gets to the top, the closer one’s workstation will approximate to this supposed ideal: in tribute to the quality of thinking that, ideally, one would do there. Bosses tend to have big desks and even larger views. But these assumptions are not – in fact – really true to the way our minds work…” You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: ****** MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: ****** Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: ****** You can submit translations and transcripts on all of our videos here: ****** Find out how more here: ****** SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Download our App: ****** Facebook: ****** Twitter: ****** Instagram: ****** CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Perrie Murphy ****** ...