25+ of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (November 13, 2026)

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Nov 13, 2026 4:30 PM EST

Sometimes the best thinking is done in the steam heat of the shower.

You know a good shower thought when you see one. PMM Mag states that "72% of people have experienced new ideas in the shower." It's a great place to come up with new stuff. It's obviously a pretty well-known phenomenon if that many of us are experiencing that. It's finally a time when you can unplug your brain and body from whatever else is going on in your world, and just focus on the warm water cascading across your face and body. It frees us up to carve new pathways of thought, and from those come some new ideas and new perspectives on life. It's why we have things called "shower thoughts." We all usually know what we mean by that phrase. We mean something that might be a little far-out, a little off-kilter, and a little bit outside of the box. This is one of my favorite things to read through. All of these little quandaries that you can mull over while you're loofah-ing yourself and casting off the dirt of the day. Shower thoughts make us take a new lens to things that we might usually take for granted. They make us consider things in a new and interesting way, and that makes us feel like smarter, more well-rounded people. Maybe it leads us to reflect on our own lives, or solve problems in our own brains.

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When you step into the shower, you're being transported into another realm. It's a portal of sorts, where you enter dirty and exit clean. But it's not only your body that is being cleaned, but it is also your mind. Something happens in there that makes us feel more equipped to handle life. I know when I haven't showered, everything feels hopeless. If I'm having a bad day and I know I won't be able to shower for a while, then my day gets even worse. But step into the magical portal of clean, and you not only come out fresh as a daisy, but you come out with a new perspective on life. And this is terribly valuable to have every once in a while. You need fresh perspectives in order to solve problems and approach things creatively. That's what this list of shower thoughts is all about. Keep scrolling through them and let us know what you think in the comments below.
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