Ever found yourself thinking of super smart ideas, or deep thoughts under the shower ?
Why does it take place in this particular situation ?
For most of us, taking a shower is a deeply ingrained habit in our mind and our bodies. When a habit is enabled, your brain activity is at his lowest.
On habits
A habit can be divided into smaller mechanisms; The cue, the behaviour and the reward.
When you wake up in the morning, after sport or before bed, depending on when you usually take your shower there will always be a cue. And if you don’t shower your will probably feel awkward. Like something’s wrong, and maybe start craving for a shower.
This proves that showering is a habit enabled by a cue. During the cue, brain activity is pretty high because your brain is trying to figure out which behaviour to use in this case.
After the cue, comes the behaviour.
Low activity
After all these showers, in the same bathroom, you brain knows exactly what to do each time and it pops on the automated tasks he remembers. Your brain activity is at its lowest and thus you can think of other things.
deeply ingrained habits --> activating know behaviours --> high bandwidth --> clear thoughts.