We all spend a significant proportion of our short lives on the toilet, and, since few people have a toilet equipped with either a long mirror, or sometimes TV, reading is a popular means of filling this time. However, far too little work has been done on the factors influencing the choice of toilet reading matter. This humble treatise is an attempt to help rectify this situation.
Sometime in my working career, I had a Boss. He used to come up with some innovative ideas, he did win some awards and surprisingly as we micro-observed his movements very closely, we concluded that all his innovation and came, everytime he came out of Toilet. Toilet was his thinking hub. He suggested new plans, new changes, he brought in some phenomenal processes into the team and, we had candid proof that all of it originated in the Washroom. Since then it has been a aspect, that, everytime we visit the toilet its so barely noticed how we get into some really interesting thinking process.
Also, toilet can sometimes be fun, carry a magazine or a newspaper with you, I tried this once very long back, it was interesting. I had a friend who used to do it so regularly and his time in toilet was information collecting and long lasting. He would spend about an hour in the washroom. I have also heard about people listening to music while they output all the junk.
There has been research saying how much calories we burn, especially after last nights heavy/tight meal. I know this post is funny, but, just give it a thought - keeping aside all the GROSS aspect of the washroom. Its your own personal time! Its second to finding peace (unless your flood gates are open). A toilet is probably not the place to attempt to fire your enthusiasm for something which you need to read but don't really want to. It's preferable to have something that interests you, but doesn't hold your interest for too long at a time.
If, like me, you are terrified by the prospect of mortality and want to make the most of your time on this earth, you might want to read something useful. At a rough estimate, you will spend maybe six months on the toilet over the course of your life (based on ten minutes per day for seventy years) and it might be nice to feel you've used this time wisely.
Some people may consider that it's inappropriate to read a work for which they have great reverence while engaging in defecation. They say "hey you cant carry Book into your washroom, its disrespecting God", This is a matter for personal taste, and a question of whether you consider poo to be actually morally evil, or merely smelly.
My suggestion for some good books to read when you go out there to poop, carry a National Geographic Magazine, or a Dan Brown's work, a newspaper (like midday or tehelka would do where you read about acci Outlook and India today can also really spice up your time in the room, it doesnt matter if you are using an indian or a western toilet, find a place to keep the book safe and clean. One Article can last many toilet sittings..
It hardly needs to be stated that this article has merely scratched the surface of the topic it attempts to explore. What, the reader may well ask, about taking with you a book which you're reading already? What further considerations come into play with other people's toilets and public toilets? There are rich seams waiting to be mined, and I hope that I have inspired a few bold souls to venture beyond this modest beginning.
So enjoy... Happy S*****ting :)
Spend your valuable hours in valuable thinking..
