Knife addiction thoughts

I am of the opinion that obsession is not always a bad thing. In fact, many great things have been accomplished by people who were obsessed with something. The way I see it, obsession shifts to addiction when you continue a behavior despite obvious negative impacts on your life.
 
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Knives&Lint said:
I am of the opinion that obsession is not always a bad thing. In fact, many great things have been accomplished by people who were obsessed with something or another. The way I see it, obsession shifts to addiction when you continue a behavior despite obvious negative impacts on your life.
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If it motivates you to advance your career to finance a better knife then yeah, it can be good thing.
 
When I first started collecting knives, as an alternative to collecting guns, it WAS an "obsession" that occupied all of my spare time for a few years . . .

BUT, now that I have collected most of the knives that I want to own, it has evolved into one of my various hobbies and "interests." However, it's never been what I'd consider an "addiction."
 
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KVT said:
Why the hate for gaming? What’s the problem? Why knock another’s hobby?
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I will say, I dont think gaming has much to do with knives, but I dont know anyone that has neglected their physical heath over knife collecting, except for the occasional cut finger!

One of my adult step-sons is completely addicted to gaming. He will stay up 24-30 hrs. He will skip meals. He will neglect hygiene. Ive noted start and stop times and witnessed over 8 continuous hours of play. And he easily logged 12 hrs many days a week. He would call out sick to work because he couldnt stop playing.

On occasion I would flip the light switch that the wifi was connected to and kill his connection. He’de come upstairs looking like a zombie and fiddle with the modem and then end up eating and passing out on the couch for hours.

It was completely detrimental to his life. Hes been able to reduce it but still burns a significant portion of each day on it
 
Riz! said:
I will say, I dont think gaming has much to do with knives, but I dont know anyone that has neglected their physical heath over knife collecting, except for the occasional cut finger!

One of my adult step-sons is completely addicted to gaming. He will stay up 24-30 hrs. He will skip meals. He will neglect hygiene. Ive noted start and stop times and witnessed over 8 continuous hours of play. And he easily logged 12 hrs many days a week. He would call out sick to work because he couldnt stop playing.

On occasion I would flip the light switch that the wifi was connected to and kill his connection. He’de come upstairs looking like a zombie and fiddle with the modem and then end up eating and passing out on the couch for hours.

It was completely detrimental to his life. Hes been able to reduce it but still burns a significant portion of each day on it
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I do enjoy my games. I’ll play a few hours on a lazy day or when I have nothing to do. I don’t let it interfere with my, life, hygiene or health.
 
Im sure most folks are like you and can recognize when higher priority things are calling and can put down the controls.

Same as me with cutlery. Recently, I decided I needed to be more proactive about my fitness. I sold a dozen or so duplicate knives from my collection and bought a new mountain bike. Ive been riding the heck out of it.

I always say Im not gonna buy another new knife, but frequently find myself dropping one in the online cart. I have to force myself to wait 48 hours before I buy. Many times I change my mind or the item went out of stock and I dont have to worry about it.

If I am still not decided, I wait another 48 hours.
 
Riz! said:
Im sure most folks are like you and can recognize when higher priority things are calling and can put down the controls.

Same as me with cutlery. Recently, I decided I needed to be more proactive about my fitness. I sold a dozen or so duplicate knives from my collection and bought a new mountain bike. Ive been riding the heck out of it.

I always say Im not gonna buy another new knife, but frequently find myself dropping one in the online cart. I have to force myself to wait 48 hours before I buy. Many times I change my mind or the item went out of stock and I dont have to worry about it.

If I am still not decided, I wait another 48 hours.
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I will say it’s much harder with knives than with games.
 
Bob Denman said:
That's what reloading is all about... another great hobby!
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Never had what I considered a "suitable" space to do that in and I'm not quite "anal" enough to get into it. If I had a separate shed located far away from my (and other people's houses) and "needed" more ammo, I might consider it but I don't.

The guys I knew who were reloaders were bullseye shooters who agonized over every grain of wt change in the bullet and/or powder and micron of change in the length/width of the brass. And then would spend hours and days shooting their reloads thru a chrono and then tabulate the data to find just the right combo.

WTF!!! LOL!!! ;)

That wasn't for me. Like fish. I prefer to just buy my ammo at the store and fortunately I've already stockpiled enough ammo to last me til I die. :)
 
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sgt1372 said:
Never had what I considered a "suitable" space to do that in and I'm not quite "anal" enough to get into it. If I had a separate shed located far away from my (and other people's houses) and "needed" more ammo, I might consider it but I don't.

The guys I knew who were reloaders were bullseye shooters who agonized over every grain of wt change in the bullet and/or powder and micron of change in the length/width of the brass. And then would spend hours and days shooting their reloads thru a chrono and then tabulate the data to find just the right combo.

WTF!!! LOL!!! ;)

That wasn't for me. Like fish. I prefer to just buy my ammo at the store and fortunately I've already stockpiled enough ammo to last me til I die.

:)
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I love reloading, I find it quite soothing and zen-like. But I never obsessed over it to the degree you have indicated that I know some people do.

My reloads are more than accurate enough for my purposes - the main one being saving money. :)
 
sgt1372 said:
Never had what I considered a "suitable" space to do that in and I'm not quite "anal" enough to get into it. If I had a separate shed located far away from my (and other people's houses) and "needed" more ammo, I might consider it but I don't.

The guys I knew who were reloaders were bullseye shooters who agonized over every grain of wt change in the bullet and/or powder and micron of change in the length/width of the brass. And then would spend hours and days shooting their reloads thru a chrono and then tabulate the data to find just the right combo.

WTF!!! LOL!!! ;)

That wasn't for me. Like fish. I prefer to just buy my ammo at the store and fortunately I've already stockpiled enough ammo to last me til I die.

:)
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I've got too many wildcats and oddballs in my gunsafe...
.22 K-Hornet
.257 Roberts Imp.
7-.30 Waters (Before it went mainstream)
.35-08
.375 JDJ
And I AM a bullseye shooter: going to a match tonight!
 
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sgt1372 said:
Never had what I considered a "suitable" space to do that in and I'm not quite "anal" enough to get into it. If I had a separate shed located far away from my (and other people's houses) and "needed" more ammo, I might consider it but I don't.

The guys I knew who were reloaders were bullseye shooters who agonized over every grain of wt change in the bullet and/or powder and micron of change in the length/width of the brass. And then would spend hours and days shooting their reloads thru a chrono and then tabulate the data to find just the right combo.

WTF!!! LOL!!! ;)

That wasn't for me. Like fish. I prefer to just buy my ammo at the store and fortunately I've already stockpiled enough ammo to last me til I die.

:)
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Most USPSA/IPSC shooters (and a lot of IDPA shooters) reload because (without an ammo sponsor) it's the only way to shoot enough to progress in conjunction with dry practice. They go through many times more ammo than a typical bullseye shooter, but I suspect that few are as exacting about the results beyond reliability, making power factor, and sufficient accuracy.
 
Bob Denman said:
I've got too many wildcats and oddballs in my gunsafe...
.22 K-Hornet
.257 Roberts Imp.
7-.30 Waters (Before it went mainstream)
.35-08
.375 JDJ
And I AM a bullseye shooter: going to a match tonight!
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Okay . . . that explains a few things . . .
 
Bob Denman said:
I used to shoot about 15,000 rounds per year.
But now since it's all for fun: not so much anymore!
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I know a lot of guys who at come point in their careers shot (under normal circumstances, not now) over 100K rounds per year. It's crazy!

I on the other hand maintain that practice is a form of cheating and entirely unfair to those who don't want to practice. Plus, I need that ammo/reloading supplies money for knives!
 
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