How can I take shorter showers?!

How can I take shorter showers?

I shower for at least 40 minutes and I can never seem to take less time even when I hurry. I know the average is around 10 minutes for most people and I can't seem to understand how people can possibly clean themselves in 10 minutes. I work from my hair down and make sure every inch of my body is soaped and scrubbed, then I rinse very well. No shaving, conditioner, etc. Any tips on how to spend less time in the shower, it gets annoying when I'm in a hurry.

Wow, that is a long time, and a lot of water. For one thing, go to the home improvement center or hardware store and buy a cut-off valve that fits on your shower head-between the pipe and shower head itself. You can then get the water adjusted well, rinse good, then reduce the flow or cut it off while you soap and shampoo. That would save a lot of water. As to how it can take you that long just to shampoo and lather up, then rinse, seems like a personal fetish. I shampoo, shave, and fully soap myself up, but don't take more than 10 minutes at the most. I am clean, as are most people who shower. You on the other hand may be risking skin irritation by washing so much.

Here's an idea--get a friend or maybe a brother if you have one to watch you take a shower, then they can critique you on what you are doing excessively.