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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Some people would say the price of an occasional plane ticket is better than the hours of study necessary to get a license. "Better" really depends on your goal. Not everyone really wants to get a license.
That said, if you fly every day, it's probably not a bad thing to look into.
To the passenger it's all about the exotic destination. To the pilot it's a whole world of weather, physics, mechanics, skill and discipline. Not to mention a whole dimension of destinations never mentioned in the vacation advertisements.
The pilot gains not just an exotic trip but an expanded perspective and understanding. An expanded world. That's a big difference.
That's what I'm saying. Some people want that, some people don't. Some people wanna be passengers.