I decided in boot camp that shaving was really stupid, especially when they made one use the old double edged Gillette safety razors. Still, kept shaving for the rest of my time in the Corps. About 6-7 months after discharge, grew a beard. Have shaved it off several times, but believe I've been clean shaven less than two years total since 1969. Every time I shaved beard off, within a couple months at most resented the time it took. It is the single most futile thing people do, IMO. Every day the work of the day before has been undone.
I use a disposable razor -- Schick for decades, now a Bic -- when I get out of the shower to trim the cheeks and neck. Twin bladed disposables last for approximately 10 such trims. Each requires no more than a minute, never more frequently than every 2 days. Since I no longer work, it is often a week between trims. I've become an old skuzz.
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