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I have always enjoyed quiet showers. I dont need to consume content during every activity.
this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2026
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I wish I had your brain. I feel like unless I have a constant stream of information coming into my brain, I might go insane.
It’s awful, and unhealthy, and I’m trying to figure out how to escape this paranoid insanity, but it’s what I’ve got until I can figure out the fix. Reminds me, need to schedule my next therapist appointment.
Exercise:
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Set a timer for 1 minute.
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Sit down and do nothing.
Do that every day. After a while, you'll adjust and it wont be painful. Then do 2 minutes. Then do 5. Then do 15. Every day.
Here's what happened:
You've lived your entire life in a bowl of cocaine. You were born into it. When your parents wanted a break, they gave you some coke. When you were good, they gave you some coke. After you completed your homework, you were allowed a little coke. When you grew up, if you feel tired, or feel like you don't want to do something, you can have a little nose candy to recharge.
If you want to stop using so much cocaine, you can't just go cold turkey. You need to start by being able to survive one minute at a time without it.
It's easy to just remove the bowl of cocaine and not use cocaine. But that's not going to help you practice choosing not to do cocaine when it is available.
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I don't even keep my phone in my pocket when exercising because of the humidity from sweating. If I'm hiking it either goes in my pack or in a ziplock to protect it.
I haven't found that to be a problem if I put it screen side in. Except for the sweat on the screen. I've had sweat on the camera side get into the camera. I like to have it convenient to snap a picture quickly, like if there's some wildlife.
i use mine when i take a shower to play music that i can use to time how long it takes. i do not have it in the shower stall with me just hooked up to a bluetooth speaker on a shelf above the toilet next to the stall. the phone itself is laid on the lavatory counter about a meter from the shower and covered by the clothes i removed prior to getting wet so it doesnt get any water at all on it
if you feel the need to bring your phone into the shower, you really need to take a hard look into your steamed up mirror
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I've been doing this for around 10 years, have very hot, steamy showers and never had a problem 🤷
Started with the Samsung Galaxy S7, one of the earlier water resistant phones, and I've been doing it ever since, across maybe 5 phones, almost every day. You'll be fine. If you are worried about drops, just use a decent case.
As for why, others have said, it's to keep listening to my YouTube video essays and similar. Stuff that doesn't need to be seen to be appreciated.
10 years, 5 phones
So you only keep your phones 2 years, it's possible you simply don't have them long enough to accumulate a noticible amount of steam damage.
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ITT: who the fuck brings their phone in the shower?
And they’re right.
shower no, bath yes
I see a surprising number of people using their phones in the sauna and steam room at the gym. Phone addiction is real.
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I bought a waterproof box, some touch sensors, and an esp32, and made a waterproof bluetooth remote i can keep in the shower. speaker and phone live outside, but i still get control.
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People take their phones in the shower!? Braver folks than I, I paid over 1k for that shit and I'm not risking it.
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Like i dunno who this article is for. We’ve had phones since 2014. Never had much of an issue on some; others die.
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I don't mind taking a break from my phone in the shower. It never would have occurred to me to have it in there.