After almost 4 months of journey, I believe it’s time for a haircut. This picture of me in my rented condo in Istanbul, Turkey earlier as we speak is the final image I’m going to take earlier than going tomorrow and getting my head shaved.
I shave my head when touring for 3 fundamental causes.
1) A shaved head is simple to keep up. I don’t should brush my hair within the morning, apply styling gel or fear about what my hair seems like every day. I merely get up and go! It’s tremendous simple and I like that.
2) Shaving my head permits me to develop my hair out for a number of months earlier than I must get it reduce once more. It’s been almost 4 months since my final haircut (which I did myself at house in the USA again in April) and it’ll seemingly be one other 4 months or extra earlier than I reduce my hair once more. I’ll most likely spend lower than $20 USD on haircuts for your entire yr.
3) Lastly, I shave my head as a result of it really feel like a brand new starting. I believe Alastair Humphrey’s explains it finest in his new guide, There Are Different Rivers:
Chopping my hair is partly pragmatic and partly symbolic. It’s about leaving issues behind. It’s a brand new begin. It’s a easy indicator, because the hair begins to develop again, of how lengthy I’ve been on the street. It’s a reminder that I’m going away to simplify issues. Going the place self-importance and style are irrelevant and solely private efficiency is essential. And it’s a demand to myself to toughen up once more and to cease taking myself too significantly.