Memories and Reflections
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How to shave not using foam, cream or soap
The gradual deterioration of the economic situation is forcing many people to reconsider their long-standing consumer preferences and give up some of their usual amenities. There is considerable benefit to this, since the money savings provided by such tactics can result in unexpected time savings. For example, by refusing to use auxiliary perfumes when shaving, you can speed up this procedure several times. To shave cheaply and quickly, all you need is an ancient razor, a new blade and some cool water.
According to one of the sociological surveys, shaving gives men a whole ocean of positive emotions. This fact is not at all surprising, since the process of cutting off stubble allows you to escape from everyday worries, surrounded by many accessories pleasing to the eye and sense of smell.
A metal machine flickering dimly in the bathroom, a tall jar of fragrant foam, which, according to the instructions, must be shaken thoroughly before use, bottles of pre- and after-shave lotions are not may not make you want to shave as often as possible. This natural desire is reinforced by the necessity dictated by established social conventions and rules of good manners, which require a modern person, immersed in the whirlpool of business concerns and social life, to shave at least once every four days.
Alas, due to declining wages and rising prices, he cannot always afford to buy the long-customary shaving foam, and sometimes he does not even have enough money for cream or soap. However, this does not mean that due to economic difficulties you will have to grow a beard - after all, you can shave by simply wetting your face with cool water.
This method, which at first glance seems like something like torture, but in reality differs little from shaving with the use of perfume, will inevitably have to be mastered by the impoverished average person due to the fact that The simple reason is that the beard and mustache continue to stubbornly grow despite the difficult financial situation, increasingly poor nutrition, long working hours and chronic fatigue syndrome. It is not surprising that already on the third or fourth day after shaving the stubble from the cheeks, chin and neck, small black hairs stubbornly cover the skin again, thereby causing a lot of inconvenience.
At the same time, an unkempt appearance, traditionally condemned by society, is not at all the worst consequence of being unshaven. Much worse is that even young stubble creates the feeling that the face is covered with some kind of tissue that burdens the skin and impedes its gas exchange with the environment. In addition, short hairs reduce the beneficial effect of washing, since water should not only remove dirt and dust, but also refresh, invigorate, improve your mood, relieve stress and restore strength.
This is why you need to shave on time, even if you don’t have money for foam and lotions. Oddly enough, you can do this without only expensive perfumes, but even without the cheapest soap. It is enough to have an “ancient” reusable machine. All you have to do is buy a blade, hold it in the holder and moisten your face generously with cool water, after which you can start cutting off the stubble.
Shaving will happen in almost the same way as when using foam, cream or soap. Perhaps the only difference will be the fact that you will have to constantly wet your face, since the water will quickly drain from it, and cutting hairs from dry skin is not an easy task. Of course, in this case you cannot do without a blade, and it is advisable not to use it a second, and especially a third time, as dorm students manage to do.
This method will save not only considerable money from waste, but also time, which, as we know, is also money . By refusing to use foam or soap, you can shave twice as fast, and the number of injuries will practically not increase. However, to prevent scratches, it is advisable to cut the stubble with shorter strokes, wash the hairs off the blade more often, and after each shaving pass, move the razor to a different area of the skin so that the irritation caused to it goes away and does not intensify.
Some office prohibitions, with all their justification, can significantly harm the work process. For example, a ban on drinking tea at the computer forces employees to go to the canteen or a nearby cafe, which results in loss of time, attention, excessive saturation and a prolonged inability to return to work. But as soon as you approach this restriction more gently, allowing you to drink tea and cookies right at your workplace or in a nearby break room, the listed problems will disappear by themselves.Contrary to popular beliefs, there is nothing wrong with drinking tea at your desk if it does not create a risk of flooding your computer and documents with water, or staining your study and office with grease and crumbs. On the contrary, by quickly replenishing your strength without leaving your computer, you can immediately return to completing the task at hand without losing your train of thought, without feeling the desire to sleep, and without turning your attention to less important matters.
A person who spends a lot of time at the computer during the day can replenish spent energy right at his desk by drinking tea with cookies, cake, pie or chocolate . Oddly enough, this extremely convenient way to have lunch and even dinner often becomes a stumbling block in relations with superiors, who, by prohibiting drinking tea at work, apparently attach more importance to the work regime than to its ultimate goal.
Alas, it is for this reason that office employees sometimes have to break away from important matters and, at best, go to another floor or to the next room where the corporate canteen is located. If such convenience is not provided, then the clerk will have a long journey ahead through nearby city blocks in the direction of a cafe or restaurant.
Unfortunately, eating in public catering chains, traditionally considered correct, takes up a lot of precious time, significantly burdens the stomach, weakens attention and even makes you want to sleep. As a result, the office employee who has done everything “by the rules” returns to his workplace and for a long time afterwards cannot concentrate on the task in front of him and get into the rhythm of work. With all this, the load placed on him does not decrease at all, and therefore the hours lost during the period of high mental activity during the day have to be made up for by work until late in the evening, when attention stubbornly dissipates, and the brain strenuously demands to take a long break.
That's why it's worth taking a critical look at the recommendations of numerous doctors and nutrition experts who claim that you should definitely eat three times a day, and it should consist of several dishes. After all, there is nothing wrong with either tea or cookies if they are of high quality and are consumed without the risk of spilling or covering the keyboard and papers with crumbs.
Moreover, such regular replenishment of strength with tea drinking insignificant in terms of calories warms the body and gives it everything it needs to fully continue working - both mental and physical resources energy. As a result, having eaten half a pack of cookies laid out on a nearby stool or in the break room and washed it down with tea, prudently removed from the computer, the employee will not be distracted from completing the task, will not want to extend the break “another half an hour” and will not feel the urge to sleep.
During the office afternoon snack, it is not at all necessary to drink a large cup of tea or coffee, since even in small quantities these drinks significantly invigorate, activate the mind and fill the muscles with energy. At the same time, cakes, sweets and other solid foods should be consumed after liquid ones, so as not to dilute the gastric juice with water and thereby not complicate digestion.
Thus, by first drinking tea and then refreshing your strength with a small piece of cake, you can, almost without falling out of your work rut and without putting off hard work for the evening, Confidently dive back into the world of reports and graphs.
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