Jason Preston
Writing

Where do you have your epiphanies?

I have a disproportionate amount of epiphanies in my car. This is why I have a small notepad that clips to the visor where most people keep CDs, so that when I’m barreling along the highway at 65 and I discover the secret to the universe, I can hastily scratch it down for later perusal.

It’s not the safest habit, but some ideas are worth dying for, or so my country tells me. Someday I will probably die in my car either adjusting the radio, scribbling on a pad of paper, or checking out a hot woman in the next lane.

It’s weird that so many of my good ideas happen in the car though. I know some of my friends have a disproportionate number of epiphanies when sitting on the toilet. That makes sense. It’s good thinking time when you sit yourself in a room occupied only by yourself and something that’s really better not thought about.

The shower makes sense too. It’s early morning, and reality doesn’t seem so real yet. Also, if you don’t sing, then you’ve got to spend your time doing something.

Where do you have your epiphanies? I’m curious to see where people do their thinking.