Warning: I just hit 500 beard trims in my book and the number is a lie

I keep a little notebook for every beard shape I do, and I hit 500 this morning. It shocked me because for the first 200, I was just winging it with clippers and a prayer. The real change came after I bought the Andis Slimline Pro Li last year. I started mapping every single beard with a comb first, no clippers for the first five minutes. That one tool and method made the last 300 trims look like a different barber did them. The number doesn't show skill, it shows when I finally stopped guessing. Has anyone else had a tool or a step that made their service count actually mean something?

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henrycooper29d ago

You're right about the number being a lie. That notebook just tracks time, not when you actually learned the craft. Getting a real system down is what finally made the count matter.

paul_patel4029d ago

Yeah, my buddy had that same exact thing happen with his guitar practice log.

anna_henderson28d ago

Spot the difference with your notebook, it actually tracks real progress unlike just logging hours. Paul_Patel40's friend with the guitar log shows the same idea, counting without a system is just a number. Your method change is what made those last 300 trims actually count.