121
I get a lot of ideas in the shower. Do any of you use any kind of waterproof note taking pad and pen so you can catch those ideas before they vanish in the steam? (fedia.io)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I know there are some notepads that divers use but I was more hoping for something specifically for the shower that I could maybe stick to the wall like a waterproof whiteboard maybe? I've had no success searching online unfortunately.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

So many suggestions for putting your phone near the shower but outside of it... phones are waterproof now. I just bring my phone with me in the shower now, and use my notes app to write down anything I don't want to forget. I was already using it for a shower checklist, since I find it pretty hard to function in the shower. Also doubles as a way to consistently clean my phone, which is a nice plus, I likely wouldn't remember to specifically clean it very often otherwise.

If your phone has a charge port plug, make sure to keep that in during the shower, if it doesn't have a plug, keep the port oriented down, or you may have to wait a couple hours to be able to charge after. I've had my last couple phones in the shower hundreds of times now over the past 10 years, only had it happen twice where the charge port got too wet and had to dry before I could charge it, and neither time was when the battery was low enough for it to matter.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 9 child comments
    •
  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I was already using it for a shower checklist, since I find it pretty hard to function in the shower

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
    •
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Hypersensory Autism, in my case. But both are relatively common, so could be what it is in many peoples cases here. For me a shower is so much sensory input, I am basically forced introspective. Takes alot of willpower to keep awareness and move to the next thing on the checklist.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    2 ideas, if they suck feel free to move on.

    1. Try laminating your routine and affixing it to the shower wall using preservation tape.

    2. Keep the water for just rinsing: I only turn on the water to get my scrubber and me wet, then turn off the water and lather myself up with soap and shampoo. Then I use it to rinse off again.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hehe, honestly, I kind of enjoy the forced introspective time. Forced is a harsh word, but introspectiveness is kind of nice. I don't really fight it all that hard, hehe. I do conserve water if we are in tough water times locally, but otherwise, I just make sure I have an hour free before I go in.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Phones are water resistant and that goes down with pressured water.

    Also, you take your phone in the shower. Too much for me that.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Unless the water at the bottom of your shower is several feet deep, the water pressure in a shower is gonna be nearly 0. You can leave the phone off most of the time, just have it there to jot something down. Ideally, you want it as unobtrusive as possible anyway since the whole point of thinking well in the shower is not having distractions.

    Mine just sits there on the checklist 99% of the time, and I just made the checklist in the same notes app, so I don't even have to leave the app to write stuff down.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent