I don’t hate many things in this world, but shaving is one of them.

Unfortunately, so is the result of not shaving.

I can go about three days without shaving and be perfectly comfortable, and most weeks that’s what I do. On the third day, I even start to think crazy things like, “You know, this isn’t so bad. I could rock this.”

The Day 3 look usually gets mixed reviews. Judge for yourself:

The problem comes on the fourth day. A miniscule amount of growth happens, but it’s just enough to become uncomfortable and make people question if I have bathed recently.

So on Day 4, I go through the routine of returning to normal society, knowing in a few days I’ll just have to go through the same process all over again.

If anyone happens to travel into the future anytime soon and sees some sort of auto-shaving robot, please pick one up and bring it back for me. Thanks.

And if you’re not sure about the beard yet, I’ll share this picture from a few years ago. I believe it was taken during a period when I would let the facial hair go a few extra days longer than normal, but put some effort into cleaning up the look a little: