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Why you get your best ideas in the shower
By Jeffrey Kluger
Editor at Large

If you have the greatest number of eureka moments in the shower, you’re not alone. The white noise, limited vision, and tactile comfort of a shower help turbocharge imagination. And that’s not the only place you can engage in this type of mind-wandering. Taking a walk, doing the dishes, or working out can also be a creativity boon.

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Today's newsletter was written by Jeffrey Kluger and edited by Mandy Oaklander.