3B - Bed, Bathroom. Bus
Visiting my parents a few days ago, I happen to watch an expert being interviewed on how to maximize our brain potentials. In short, according to their research, the brain perform best on 3B - Bed, Bathroom, and Bus. How come ?
Basically, those places are where we stop, and gave the brain time to reflect and analyze the data gathered so far (instead of busy doing everything else).
The Bed
You may have heard the saying “just sleep on the problem” — there’s truth to it. Even Michaelangelo used to sleep while he was working on his painting (if only we can do that in our cubicles..). Being on the bed / sleeping forces our brain to stop doing anything. Therefore, it’ll instead use this opportunity to do data analysis. It ended up as dreams sometimes. But after we woke up, many times we’ll have better understanding (and potential solution) to the problem.
A bit of deviation from the topic - praying have same (if not better) effect; especially since it takes very little time (10 - 15 minutes). When we pray, we’re forced to forget about our businesses, and focus only on a single point. This gives us clarity on that moment.
My friend once said (rather jokingly, but also seriously) that if you want to find the stuff that you’re missing - then pray. You’ll remember where you left it when you’re praying.
The Bathroom
My wife used to complain that I took so much time to bath. Well, beside the fact that I like things clean, it’s also my experience that I tend to get the best ideas when I was in the bathroom. Other variations might be the spa, sauna, etc.
It’s for the same reason as the Bedroom, in the bathroom we’re relaxed and thus able to think more clearly. Forcing your brain to be in overdrive all day long is not really healthy. The 3B give us breaks from it.
Nowadays she no longer complain about it. But I also try to avoid using the bathroom on “peak-hours” 
The Bus
Basically just another place where you are relaxed and can think about things more clearly. While on the bus (or subway, train, whatever), you’re only standing up / sitting down, and doing very little else. Thus you’ll also tend to have the “eureka!” moments here.
So, how about you ?
December 18th, 2006 10:49
Bathroom works best for me. The few times to getaway from getting involved with kids and got distressed
Second best is bed, if I don’t fall asleep as soon as I touch the matress :p
December 18th, 2006 11:57
toilet!
December 18th, 2006 13:44
nice post
but bathroom is the best place to think
December 18th, 2006 15:21
Tidur itu paling enak
di bis juga enak asal di temani musik
December 18th, 2006 22:43
saya kapok tidur di bis..
waktu dari rumah mau ke kos dulu.. kan naik patas AC 44 Senen-Cileduk. Disitu saya tidur, tau-tau ada yang bangunin.. mas-mas.. sambil menjulurkan tangannya..
Kirain kondektur bis! Soalnya dia minta duit dari penumpang yg lagi tidur.. Rogoh kantong, ambil duit yang cuma 20rb-20rbnya..
Kasih orang itu.. dia kemudian pergi ke belakang bis.. kirain mo ngitung kembalian.. gak lama tau-tau ada seorang yang serem pake kemeja bertuliskan jelas “MAYASARI BAKTI” sambil berkata.. “Mas, ongkosnya??”
Wayah!!! Tadi siapa???
Buru-buru tengok kebelakang..
Siyal! ternyata itu tukang “ngamen” yang gak ngamen..
Dan tukang “ngamen” tadi udah turun..
Hiks.. akhirnya saya jadi curhat sama kondektur..
untung kondekturnya pengertian…
“Lain kali ati-ati mas..”, nasihat kondektur tsb..
Turun di Kreo, saya langsung naik ojek sampe kosan..
Trus sampe kos, buru-buru pinjem duit temen buat bayar ojek..
** Weksss… jadi bikin blog disini.. ?? **
Intinya kapok tidur di bis
December 19th, 2006 10:49
Hmmm … tidur?
Saya sih manusia bidang datar, selama ada bidang datar, tidur pun pulas! hehehe
December 20th, 2006 10:46
Seperti tulisan Iwan Setiawan (baca diblog Jay) kalau gag salah..
Soekarno - Revolusi dari kamar tidur!
Niwe bener tuh om risiyanto, toilet tuh juga cucok untuk relax..
December 20th, 2006 12:55
too bad i always sleep during trip ( bus, train, plane )..and I never really have a good time in bed because most of the time i get falling into sleep at sofa, bench, car,studio, parking lot, hill ( waiting sunrise for shooting )..and bathroom ? Im kind of quick user of any kind of bathroom or WC…
December 22nd, 2006 07:57
Nope, I prefer “time” rather than “place”. For example at morning, I can work virtually anywhere and churn out many quality (muwahaha!) piece of articles. On the contrary, however cozy the place is, I can’t churn out any articles at night (just using that time slot for my research)
December 12th, 2007 07:32
The bathroom does it for me every time. I love to take long bath and yes I do use the time to think. The only problem is that I rarely get the time to take long baths anymore.
I recently remodeled my small bathroom. You can read about it here Bathroom Remodeling Idea
March 20th, 2008 01:08
The bathroom works for me too, I love to take a long hot bath with lavender oil, or something else that smells lovely!
April 17th, 2008 03:43
The Bed works best for me :)..
May 20th, 2008 22:46
Absolutely Bed is working for me.. more relaxation I can get there
May 26th, 2008 15:42
I think there is always a good time for making some changes at house. Enjoy it!
regards
May 28th, 2008 00:39
Too many time spent on bathrooms?
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May 28th, 2008 03:19
Too many time spent on bathrooms?
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June 21st, 2008 03:44
Definately the bed…
June 22nd, 2008 13:19
Must be the bed, better if its warmer… than it should.
July 3rd, 2008 06:29
I tend to sing more often in the bathroom, but if I were to have a bathtub, that might be very different. I’ve often had the best ideas or clarity whenever I’ve been relaxing in a bathtub but those times were usually in a hotel.
The bus is a great one for me. During the longer bus trips, I often find myself drifting off thinking about certain issues and coming out clearer about them.
July 25th, 2008 09:14
I definitely agree, the bathroom can sometimes be the absolute best place to think! I do find when I lay in bed at night before I fall asleep is also a very productive time for me
July 25th, 2008 22:41
At least your wife finally got over it. Bathroom is definiely the best place to “think”.
August 3rd, 2008 15:58
blog yang sangat bagus!
September 6th, 2008 00:26
I totally agree. The bathroom is the place to go to clear your mind..LOL
September 20th, 2008 02:16
I like to go to the bathroom to clear my mind to..LOL.
September 24th, 2008 05:27
The bathroom has always been a relaxing place to me. Growing up my father would read the daily paper in the bathroom because he technically couldn’t be working while in the bathroom (he was a workaholic). I used to read Popular Science and Wired while in the bathroom but now I discover that I usually bring my laptop and continue to work…… thank you wi-fi. I’m worried about getting internet access while on flights in the US soon. It’s one more place I will not be able to relax.
Jason