Why Showering Twice is the Most Productive Thing I Do All Day

Samuel James White
The Helm
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3 min readAug 3, 2019

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Productivity advice in work normally involves things like installing a website blocker or writing sticky notes. But the one thing that changed my life was showering twice each day.

I shower once when I get up and I shower when the day is done, whenever that happens to be. I was amazed at how much more productive and energetic it made me.

These are the reasons why I believe that showering twice per day can make you incredibly productive.

Showering Energises You…Because Science Said So

I don’t like to take cold showers, but warm showers are especially enjoyable for me. Science says that cold water increases oxygen intake by boosting your heartrate. There’s also a theory that cold water can stimulate brown fat, which is responsible for burning calories.

Warm water soothes aches and pains, reduces anxiety, and detoxifies the body through sweating.

Either way, showering has so many benefits. All of these problems reduce productivity and your ability to work, so ridding them can help immensely.

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Samuel James White
The Helm

Writer, financial expert, and full-time traveler. Have been on the road for almost five years. Read one of my 35 historical fiction novels under James Farner.