The remote worker's grooming schedule: how often you actually need a cut

An office job comes with an accidental grooming calendar built in — a Monday all-hands, a client visit, a work trip. Working from home strips all of that out, which means the only thing marking time between haircuts is how long it's been since you last thought about it. That's usually longer than you'd guess.

The fix isn't a stricter routine — it's a rough schedule tied to the cut itself, not the calendar. Different cuts grow out at different rates, and knowing which one you get changes how often you actually need to be back in the chair.

A cadence to work from

A skin fade grows out fastest since the shape depends on a sharp line at the sides — that's the trade-off for how clean it looks fresh. A scissor cut or a looser regular haircut grows out more gracefully, which is exactly why it's the lower-maintenance choice for someone who'd rather book every six weeks than every two.

Anchoring it to something other than a commute

Since there's no subway ride to trigger the thought, pick a different anchor: the first Tuesday of the month, the morning before a recurring client call, or right after a haircut reminder from whichever calendar app you actually check. Benny's, at 143 5th Ave, is a walk-in shop, so the anchor just needs to get you in the door — no appointment has to be booked weeks ahead to make it work.

The simplest version of this

If a schedule feels like one more thing to manage, the shortcut is this: whatever cut you get, book the next one on your way out. It costs nothing to say "same time in three weeks" at the counter, and it turns the whole question of "how often" into something you never have to think about again.