This is why the bathroom is the most important room in the house. You can't* shower with your phone, only your thoughts. You can't* take a dump with your phone, only your thoughts.

The Romans knew this and constructed Faraday cages around their public restrooms so that people could discuss and formulate ways to overthrow the emperor using circuses and bread, sliced so thin that you could put a slice of cheese and salami on it and feel the soft crunch of the seeds. Throw that into a sandwich maker, watch it melt, mmm goddamn, and maybe a drip or two of worcester sauce to really put it into high gear when you're at the circus. That way the emperor won't see it coming when you emerge from the restroom and hit him with your phone. Sic that in your Semper, you Dinosaur

*shouldn't

"Where there is no boredom there can be no reflection". Going to disagree with this. I burn my hand on a hot stove, I reflect upon that and I'm sure not bored.

I find that a lot of the reflection in my life comes from similar things. Engagement with a good book, coming across a problem I've never seen before, interacting with new people in new social situations. Things I engage with that also throw me back to myself... All things that make me reflect that aren't boredom.

I'm not disagreeing there is value in boredom. I feel like a lot of my creativity comes from having been bored while young (as well as it being actively encouraged by teachers). Just disagreeing that boredom is the only reason anyone reflects deeply.

I do be thinkin' from time to time