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Ask HN: Is shaving a sign of discipline?

by notliketherest on 8/8/17, 4:24 AM with 4 comments

Sorry, so much political and social outrage I feel like it's September 2016. Anyway, to my question:

Does someone who shave daily show more discipline than someone who grows a beard? It takes a daily effort to keep a clean shaven face. Could there be a growing unconscious bias towards those with shaven faces that give an impression of discipline and "togetherness"? Thoughts?

  • by sna1l on 8/8/17, 4:39 AM

    This gave me a really good laugh. By that logic, a completely hairless person would be the most disciplined :)

  • by WheelsAtLarge on 8/8/17, 8:38 AM

    Shaving becomes a habit after while so it requires little discipline. I would go as far as to say the braking the habit of not shaving requires discipline.

  • by SamReidHughes on 8/8/17, 10:24 PM

    For me, times when I shave are times that I have better self-discipline.