Editing The Pen Addict 415/transcript (section)

== Custom Pen Grinds Discussion ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So this brings up a bigger topic that you will hear me discuss next week on the Focus Podcast, which I recorded yesterday with David Sparks and Myke Schmitz, about being done. Like, kind of finding the perfect pen and like, well, this is it, and I don't really need anything else. And we talked about that with Sparky a little bit, to where he kind of found a pen that has kind of turned him off from purchasing more pens, because he doesn't think it'll be better.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, see, this is, David's in that, he's all been in that bucket, right? Yes. And I've said this to him many times, it's just a waiting period, like, his brain doesn't know that yet.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so he's gone through this a couple of times already, right? So we know, we know, David, and what his path has been.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Every pen I buy is the last pen I'm ever going to buy.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Not me, I'm willing to say it's not. But I love the idea that the inky side is presenting. Do I take the pens that I don't use, sell them? Yes. And then the ones that I keep, do I customize them in the most customizable way possible for me? Yes. And then stick with that? Yes. Like, I think this is a good idea. Like, I could never do it myself. I will never do it myself. But I think for many people, this is absolutely, if you found something that works really, really well, and it's to the point where you don't use other things because of it, it's time to get rid of those other things.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I mean, and I won't follow that advice. That's advice for you, not for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I feel like if you have stuff that you would be willing to part with to help you do something that you're more interested in, do it. But at the same time, I wouldn't make a decision like that very quickly in case you ended up regretting it later on.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.