There are several factors and things that have gotten me to where I am today. But I have to give a nod to my favorite friend: the morning shower. I'm a morning shower guy. I have to do it. I sweat too much in my sleep to justify a night shower normally. The world feels off kilter until I hit that water. What really amazes me is for the few minutes I'm in there, I hit some sort of hyper-focused meditation state. I have solved countless difficult bugs, designed complex systems, and invented new ideas - all in a flash of 5 minutes and no where near a computer. Several times I've left the shower inspired and unable to dry off quick enough to try out my ideas or put it in writing.

I don't know what magic lies in there. Is it the isolation? The water?