Man, I felt this one way too hard. I swear, I’ll sit down on the toilet just to scroll for a couple minutes and next thing I know, it’s been like 20. I don’t even realize it until my legs go numb and I finally stand up like I’ve been through war. It’s wild how easy it is to lose time like that, especially when your brain is just looking for a quick little dopamine hit. I’ve tried leaving my phone in the other room a few times but then I’m just sitting there staring at the wall like it’s 2003 again. It’s honestly kind of embarrassing when I think about it.
It’s not even about needing to be entertained every second, it’s more like we’re so used to that stimulation that we feel weird without it—even for a few minutes. I wonder how much time I’ve actually spent scrolling on the toilet. Probably enough to finish a degree or write a book or something. Ever try timing yourself just to see how long you’re actually in there? I did once and it was honestly kinda depressing.
Am I the only one that would rather be on their phone at desk rather than a toilet? Like go do your business and get out. Why do you want to reside in the literal shiting area
A wise man once said “The most overrated thing in the world is good sex, and the most underrated thing in the world is a good shit”. I am currently on my 4th most underrated thing for the day as I write this.
You’re over here wasting time while I’m solving world hunger and world peace, cracking the code on fusion and ftl drive, and perfecting synthetic meat. As soon as I finish cleaning myself off. With a bidet of course.
This just makes me fail to remember how much time I spent on my RAZR on a toilet (or Samsung somethingsomething, I am not bothering to look it up, it was nice for the time), I never liked public bathrooms so hiding in a school bathroom while using a phone always made more sense than sitting on a gross toilet.
If this is true for you, you need better eating habits.
I’m not saying it’s your fault, late-stage capitalist consumerism has made healthy diets very difficult to maintain.
But with ideal (albeit currently unrealistic) eating / exercise habits and no serious health issues, you shouldn’t need to be on the toilet for longer than 2 or three minutes.
It’s kind of wild to think that something designed for necessity has become a place for daily digital scrolling. Humans truly are the masters of multitasking—or procrastination.
I pick up my vocabulary builder book and try to be productive. But for some reason the words don’t stick; they just slide out of my brain as smoothly as … Still wasted time.
Honestly, I think we’re all guilty of it! It’s like the perfect place to scroll through memes and forget about life for a bit. But hey, at least it’s ‘me time,’ right?”
Honestly, I think we’re all guilty of it! It’s like the perfect place to scroll through memes and forget about life for a bit. But hey, at least it’s ‘me time,’ right?”
Buy one of those Japanese toilets and you would want to spend the rest of your life in the most comfortable seat with built in tv & Internet & get your meals delivered straight to the door
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Years ago it was on the toilet reading the shampoo bottle.
“Spent”, yes. “Wasted”, debatable.
I would say a lot of personal time/ peace and quite is had on toilets with phones.
Just wait until you hear about how much time we spend asleep or at work
Man, I felt this one way too hard. I swear, I’ll sit down on the toilet just to scroll for a couple minutes and next thing I know, it’s been like 20. I don’t even realize it until my legs go numb and I finally stand up like I’ve been through war. It’s wild how easy it is to lose time like that, especially when your brain is just looking for a quick little dopamine hit. I’ve tried leaving my phone in the other room a few times but then I’m just sitting there staring at the wall like it’s 2003 again. It’s honestly kind of embarrassing when I think about it.
It’s not even about needing to be entertained every second, it’s more like we’re so used to that stimulation that we feel weird without it—even for a few minutes. I wonder how much time I’ve actually spent scrolling on the toilet. Probably enough to finish a degree or write a book or something. Ever try timing yourself just to see how long you’re actually in there? I did once and it was honestly kinda depressing.
This practice does help increase sales of Preparation H.
As I’m reading this on the toilet
You can’t not spend a certain amount of time each day on the toilet. Well you can but you really shouldn’t.
I never use my phone on the toilet, because it’s gross, dirty, a waste of time, unproductive, and also unhealth to sit on toilets tryna shit.
You say wasted. I say embraced.
Unless you don’t take a phone with you
How I commit my time theft is between me and my mobile game
Am I the only one that would rather be on their phone at desk rather than a toilet? Like go do your business and get out. Why do you want to reside in the literal shiting area
That’s the only good .5 hours of the day sometimes.
Life is wasted working meaningless jobs so we don’t starve.
A wise man once said “The most overrated thing in the world is good sex, and the most underrated thing in the world is a good shit”. I am currently on my 4th most underrated thing for the day as I write this.
I thought you meant on a toilet paper, but I realised that you meant time when I see the replies.
Barely ever overstay my welcome on my phone, don’t get why people do it
You’re over here wasting time while I’m solving world hunger and world peace, cracking the code on fusion and ftl drive, and perfecting synthetic meat. As soon as I finish cleaning myself off. With a bidet of course.
Time you enjoy wasting is never wasted
Jokes on you I never do that
i wouldn’t agree on “wasted”
Folk need better diets! I’m in and out in a couple of minutes
Once I saw the whole episode of 45 minutes.. not even kidding.
Recently found out that you can get hemorrhoids from sitting on the toilet too long. Not just pushing too hard or what have you, just sitting
Some of my best ideas sprout in the toilet.
Yes, ideas, I don’t mean turds.
Nah this is the life
Ew, maybe only if you’re disgusting enough to take your phone to the bathroom with you.
I don’t even take my phone with me to the toilet but I still take ages anyway.
The only times you are truly alone are when you are in the bathroom or by yourself in a car. I heard that somewhere.
And your butthole will eventually make you regret it.
It’s my rumination station. For the tinker-stinker. Only quiet place in the house.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/12/health/phones-on-toilet-wellness
I feel called out right about now!
Life enjoyed is not life wasted
It’s only wasted if you believe it’s wasted.
It’s entirely up to your perspective
I would disagree, I had some of my best ideas while on the toilet with my phone.
You and I have different definitions of wasted
depends if you’re going to the toilet just to use your phone lol
I don’t understand why people take their phones in the bathroom with them. It’s actually really disgusting.
well, you could scroll phone productively. Its hardly possible though
Nah uhh, those are precious memories to be cherished always
As someone currently on the toilet and on my phone:
How dare you call me out like that.
Time enjoyed isn’t time wasted
only if you are wasting it. many of the best ideas came about on a toilet. I watched some of the informative video on my phone.
I’m literally on a toilet right now.
Wasted?? That’s my favorite time
This just makes me fail to remember how much time I spent on my RAZR on a toilet (or Samsung somethingsomething, I am not bothering to look it up, it was nice for the time), I never liked public bathrooms so hiding in a school bathroom while using a phone always made more sense than sitting on a gross toilet.
Is it really a waste if you enjoyed it?
I don’t really need to hear about your toilet kinks. Eat and drink whatever you want.
You know, I think my phone deserves a throne too. It’s been sitting there with me for hours—talk about a royal flush of productivity!
If this is true for you, you need better eating habits.
I’m not saying it’s your fault, late-stage capitalist consumerism has made healthy diets very difficult to maintain.
But with ideal (albeit currently unrealistic) eating / exercise habits and no serious health issues, you shouldn’t need to be on the toilet for longer than 2 or three minutes.
Ruined my shitty time
I swear i seen “the amount of time we spend on a toilet in a lifespan” in a vsauce episode somewhere
And apparently a lot of life is wasted in the shower with your brain
I’m on the toilet sitting here on my phone
Well it’s not wasted really is it? Would you rather save that wasted time by soiling yourself?
Not me. I have a dedicated toilet iPad.
It’s kind of wild to think that something designed for necessity has become a place for daily digital scrolling. Humans truly are the masters of multitasking—or procrastination.
I’m reading this on my phone on a toilet hmmm
Before phones it was magazines, newspapers and when desperate, back of shampoo bottles
Me sitting on the toilet with my phone this moment
I pick up my vocabulary builder book and try to be productive. But for some reason the words don’t stick; they just slide out of my brain as smoothly as … Still wasted time.
its why I only go in to do my business, and leave the phone in my bedroom.
10 minutes or so? Nah, fine.
45 minutes? My wife. Not even flushed yet.
It’s not wasted if it’s helping you relax and emotionally regulate
Don’t take the godforsaken phone in there with you.
I’m feeling personally targeted
I have never used my phone on the toilet.
Honestly, I think we’re all guilty of it! It’s like the perfect place to scroll through memes and forget about life for a bit. But hey, at least it’s ‘me time,’ right?”
Honestly, I think we’re all guilty of it! It’s like the perfect place to scroll through memes and forget about life for a bit. But hey, at least it’s ‘me time,’ right?”
Who gave your toilet a phone?
Or with a Switch/Steam Deck/ROG Ally.
I disagree. A lot of precious toilet time with a phone is wasted on life.
Only if you’re a loser
I’m from the generation that wasted a lot of time on a toilet with the back of a detergent bottle.
Waste less time and shop for a bidet
Meditation is never a waste!
“Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time”
-John Lennon
Why is a toilet with a phone?
Is there an ebooks app for your phone?
A lot of life is wasted at work too.
Well I may as well use my phone on the toilet, cause it’s that or the couch, gotta be efficient lol
Is it wasted..
.. or spent efficiently?
not sure what you mean with this. Phone have added a multi-tasking to a task that everyone needs to do multiple times a day sometimes.
Buy one of those Japanese toilets and you would want to spend the rest of your life in the most comfortable seat with built in tv & Internet & get your meals delivered straight to the door
I wasn’t going to do anything meaningful with that time anyway.
I floss while on the toilet.
I just go to the toilet and go out. I don’t sit and use my phone at the toilet
Yeah but before phones it was magazines and shampoo bottles so it’s not like much has changed.
Time spent doing something you enjoy isn’t wasted time.