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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Exes? Okay.

Favorite car bangers? Right.

Fast food orders? Wut?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I guess for the fast food orders there could be some insights with enough volume and associated data (time, frequency, location.)

If someone suddenly started ordering loads or boycotted that one that decided homophobia was the way to go or something you could sense political leaning.

You could get a sense of allergies or vegetarianism.

You may figure out payday

Could maybe get a feel for menstrual cycles

Could figure out someone's route home

Family size maybe.

Probably more idk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

If you're not in data science, you should get into data science. These are good insights.