I've spent a good bit of time thinking about technique but in the sense that shaving is really... very simple. I try not to over-think it. As I shave I just try to keep in mind a few different principles: 1. take your time, it's not a race. 2. keep low angles (for a while I flattened out too close to 90 degrees... ouch) 3. small, short strokes and use one sweeping one to finish the section to make sure it's tidy. 4. Very little pressure is needed.

Aside from that I just keep the mindset that I'm new and that if it doesn't go so well today... tomorrow is a new day and I have a DE/safety to clean up any rough patches and a styptic pencil to fix any mistakes. I just try to mimic what a DE safety does naturally. The angles are built in, and the head pivots with the contour of your face (so naturally your angle of attack must change as you change facial contours).

I'm only about 2 weeks in and I think I'm making great progress every day.