Comments on: Keeping my ‘zen seat’ warm

By: Samar

Samar — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:18:44 +0000

@ Grace – Your theory is very interesting. It could be that. I spent the earlier part of my childhood travelling with my dad who was in the merchant navy. He was allowed to take his family with him on the trips once per ship or something. So while other kids grew up climbing trees and riding bicycles, I grew up learning balancing my weight on a sailing ship, climbing gang planks and occasionally sighting dolphins.

I love the name you’ve given your business!

By: Grace Bridges

Grace Bridges — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:04:12 +0000

I propose the theory that it has to do with the water. Beaches have always been inspiring to me; boat trips more so; and even a plunge in a swimming pool has often jolted those brain cells into action. Hence the bathroom coincidences, I believe. I even named my business Splashdown Books because it’s the most inspirational image I know of!

By: Samar

Samar — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:36:26 +0000

@ Joely – It seems we all get our ideas in the bathroom. Weird huh?! I’ve learned not to question the mysterious powers of my zen seat

By: Joely Black

Joely Black — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:46:03 +0000

I have a friend who says she has all her best ideas when she's on the loo! I get mine in the shower... Joely Black’s last blog post..How the books get written

By: Samar

Samar — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:04:22 +0000

@ John – I still am a bathroom reader TV clears my mind. An episode of Grey’s Anatomy and Bones is my brain’s unwinding time.

@ Kris – Thank you Zen seat is what came to my head as I sat on it writing my ideas down furiously. This post is a result of this phrase I coined while on my toilet.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Great post. I love how you refer to it as your “zen seat”.

I do a lot of my brainstorming in the shower. There’s something about the monotonous sound of the water that gets me into my idea zone.

By: John Soares

John Soares — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:25:35 +0000

I definitely did a lot of reading in the bathroom when I was a kid. Now I use bathroom breaks as a way to clear my mind and take a mental break from work. John Soares’s last blog post..Must Read: Inside Higher Ed Post on How the Higher Education Opportunity Act Affects College Textbook Purchases and Sales

By: Samar

Samar — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:57:51 +0000

@ Sal – That’s what I think too. There’s something about being in the loo that puts my brain at ease – apart from the obvious! You’re right, its the fact that no one can ‘demand’ that I get out. It’s also my most productive time away from the PC.

About your school – get a small folding table for your loo. It will help your studying!

@ Marc – Lol! Right on! None of my loo ideas are ever bad. Even if they are, I always come up with an awesome spin to them.

By: Marc - WelshScribe

Marc - WelshScribe — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:10:25 +0000

It’s strange how we can come up with ideas while sitting on the toilet and not one of them is truly sh…

By: Sal

Sal — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:38:14 +0000

Warning & Disclosure: This post contains too much information. – Classic!

I do a lot of my writing on my “loo” as well. Usually that is where I handle all of my school papers. I seem to get the best ideas and sentence structure in there (don’t ask…I don’t know). I think it is because that is the only place in the house that I can lock the door and have my own room, plus I don’t get destracted looking out of a window or anything like that. Apparently my muse likes her solitude.

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