What do You Think About While Shaving

This is going to seem really odd. But while I am shaving with my str8, I kind of pretend in my mind that I am making a video of myself shaving, and trying to explain to somebody what I am doing and why I am doing it.

This helps me to understand each stroke, why I am making it, and what value it adds to the overall shave. If I start each stroke that way, I find myself selecting the angle, position and the motion much more consistently.

I think I am improving my shave each and every day incrementally by doing this.

How about you?

I don't think about anything apart what the edge of my razor is doing. That's one of the big pluses for me. Time Stops. You Dig?

ummm, don't cut my nose off, don't cut my nose off...

I usually think about hand placement to minimize the shakes...

Here are a few things I think about while shaving, in no particular order:

I wonder how much I could get for this razor
I thought I honed this last week
Why is the bathroom counter so deep
I need to fix the exhaust fan in here
Is my beard growing in the same direction as it did yesterday? yep
Time for a new razor

Someone has said that men think about sex about 1-2 per minute. Might be true or not, but while shaving i think of nothing. Sort of a zen like experience that is.

I use to clear my mind and enjoy "Shave Time" (IE, you can talk to me, but bear in mind i am not listening, shave time) but now i am going to try making movies, too.

I concentrate on shaving and think of nothing else. If you loose focus while shaving that's where the trouble starts.

I just do what comes naturally and not over-think it. That's something that can only be achieved through experience, not something I would recommend to a newb. Sometimes over-thinking it can be more detrimental to a shave than under-thinking it.

I think of nothing at all except what is at hand. The few times my mind does wander I end up with a nick.

When i start dragging some steel on my face,the only thing i think of is ,boy i did a nice job honing this one.Other than that i cant remember!!

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Originally Posted by JohnnyCakeDC

I don't think about anything apart what the edge of my razor is doing. That's one of the big pluses for me. Time Stops. You Dig?

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I concentrate on shaving and think of nothing else. If you loose focus while shaving that's where the trouble starts.

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Originally Posted by JMS

I think of nothing at all except what is at hand. The few times my mind does wander I end up with a nick.

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That pretty much nails it for me too.

1. No pressure - wipe off the lather, don't scrape it off. :hmmm:

2. Take my time. No need to hurry. :needcoffee:

3. This is so much more enjoyable than using an electric razor! :y

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Originally Posted by Convert

ummm, don't cut my nose off, don't cut my nose off...

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I'm of a similar mindset here. I whisper to myself over and over, "Don't cut off yer earlobes, Don't cut off yer my earlobes..." Sometimes this is interspersed with the odd profanity as something else is cut instead...:)

Not really no. I'm just joking. I am thinking of how to get the angle for the hair just under my jaw line that grows in at an awkward angle. Never seem to get a satisfying result in that area. I am improving though.


Mick

When I'm shaving I'm thinking that guy in the mirror looks handsome with a razor sliding over his face.

sharp edge. watch the ears, watch the ears.

I am just concentrating on the pressure and angle of the blade until the wife walks in and starts talking to me. I really got to rekey that lock.

Like Johnny I focus on the edge, but I mostly just listen to the sound of the razor. When I use a wedge I find myself imagining the sound.

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

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If that's what you're thinking about you might have to use some of that cold water on more than just your face!
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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

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You must have one seriously cut up face Jimmy.

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Originally Posted by mrbhagwan

1. No pressure - wipe off the lather, don't scrape it off. :hmmm:

2. Take my time. No need to hurry. :needcoffee:

3. This is so much more enjoyable than using an electric razor! :y

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I'll second that.

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

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And that :D.

No arterial spray, no arterial spray, no arterial spray, hmmm pie, no arterial spray, no arterial spray....

I'm usually thinkin' I wish my damn beard would grow faster as I got a ton more razors to test...............:)

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Originally Posted by JohnnyCakeDC

I don't think about anything apart what the edge of my razor is doing. That's one of the big pluses for me. Time Stops. You Dig?

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Same here. I stay focused.

Apart from, shutting the door, turning off the phones and always allowing plenty of time, (And trying not to think about Brigitte) :nono:

Most of us seem to have a similar regime:)

I'm another "think about the shave" guy. It's a great zen moment...! :)

I do occasionally think like Jimmy as well, but it's Denise Richards in Wild Things lol...! :D

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Originally Posted by Stubear

I do occasionally think like Jimmy as well, but it's Denise Richards in Wild Things lol...! :D

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I hope your significant other doesn't peruse SRP, Stu.....:w

Ladies and gentlemen:

For the hour or so spent in my shave den I shut out the world and feast on the pleasures of my shave.

**[Please note]** I will make an exception for a visit from the stunning Kim Novak in "Picnic" or "Vertigo."

Regards,

Obie

I've got to the age that when I look in the shaving mirror I wonder why my father is looking back at me.
Otherwise, I probably let my mind wander too much and one day it's not going to return.

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Originally Posted by Lynn

I'm usually thinkin' I wish my damn beard would grow faster as I got a ton more razors to test...............:)

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Need any help testing?:)

I probably focus most on where the toe of my razor is, the angle, and the pressure. I'm really happy with my shaves, but there's always something to improve, ya know? Think about THAT while you shave!

For me, the most enjoyable feature of a straight razor shave is the total emersion concentration that simply drives all other thoughts away. Zen-like is an apt description.

Was not always so, as in the beginning there were thoughts of blade angle, etc., etc. But those thoughts have also been driven into the background. Still there, but running in the background.

I marvel at the sharpness and smoothness, how nice the lather feels and smells, and how enjoyable the experience. I emerge from my den calm and refreshed after my shave.

My zen moment of the day.

I concentrate on where the edge of the razor is. If I wander mentally I get cut.
Kind of like “focus on the front sight” when I shoot.