My artist friend's pencil grip showed me a better way to hold my comb.

I watched my friend sketch with a pencil and copied how he held it. Now I use that same grip on my comb for detailed work. My line-ups look cleaner and I have more control. It's a small tweak that gets my fades looking sharp.

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4 Comments

adam4141mo ago

Wow, I always thought that was silly but maybe not.

the_finley1mo ago

Copying a pencil grip for your comb is clever, but lisas78 comparing pottery to cake frosting makes me wonder if we're overthinking simple tasks.

lisas781mo ago

You see this kind of skill transfer all the time in daily life. My cousin uses her pottery techniques to frost cakes more smoothly. The right hand position just clicks across different tasks.

dylanwells13d ago

Get that completely. Felt the same way trying to trim my own beard. Borrowed how my dad holds a paintbrush for edging walls and it just worked better on my razor. Some habits just slide right into a new job.