Hey,
after trying to optimize my wig in everyday life as far as possible, I've recently wondered a lot how happy (only refering to hair!) one can actually become wearing a hairpiece, in comparison to having a natural full head of hair.
I'm very curious how you guys - only those who do wear a hairpiece, please - would rate your hairpiece happiness on a scale ranging from over 0 to 100, if we assume, having a full head of hair by nature is what we call an index value of 100. Same comparison between your actual hairpiece and the option of walking around completely bald. Zero is not allowed, but decimal values are (see example 2)
Se let's do some math for some examples:
1. If you think, for you a natural full head of hair (always 100) would be twice as good as the best hairpiece, your hairpiece value would be 100/2 = 50. If you further think, for you a hairpiece is still 5 times better than walking around completely bald, then the bald value would be 50/5 = 10.
2. If you may think (just for the calculus), full head of hair is 50 times better than hairpiece, your hairpiece value would be 100/50 = 2... if you further feel a hairpiece is still 10 times better than baldness, the bald value would be 2/10 = 0.2
3. And if you say, your hairpiece is almost identical in everday handling and happiness to a real full head of hair because you feel no difference in your life, then you might define a hairpiece value of 95 or 99... and if being completely bald in public would be half that satisfying, then your bald value results to somewhat like 99/2 = 50 or something alike
and so on... understood?
I hope you take part in that, just to get an impression of the subjective happiness values.
optional data could be:
How long have you been wearing?
What kind of hairpiece are you wearing?
What is your current Norwood status?
How old are you?
As for me, to make a start, that would read:
full natural hair = 100
hairpiece* = 20
bald = 2
how long have I been wearing hair = 9.5 years
kind of hairpiece = first 7.5 years topper, for 2 years full cap. Always all swiss lace
current Norwood status = Norwood 6
age = 36
*explanation to my wig value of 20: optical impression is perfect (would be 95 or 100) on most days, but the value also takes into account things like money and work/time to be invested (attachment, detachment), sensation on my own head, restrictions of freedom (swimming, other people touching it, fear of being busted and stigmatised...). By that I find even my best wig days only 20% of the satisfaction I'd have with a full head of hair of my own.
after trying to optimize my wig in everyday life as far as possible, I've recently wondered a lot how happy (only refering to hair!) one can actually become wearing a hairpiece, in comparison to having a natural full head of hair.
I'm very curious how you guys - only those who do wear a hairpiece, please - would rate your hairpiece happiness on a scale ranging from over 0 to 100, if we assume, having a full head of hair by nature is what we call an index value of 100. Same comparison between your actual hairpiece and the option of walking around completely bald. Zero is not allowed, but decimal values are (see example 2)
Se let's do some math for some examples:
1. If you think, for you a natural full head of hair (always 100) would be twice as good as the best hairpiece, your hairpiece value would be 100/2 = 50. If you further think, for you a hairpiece is still 5 times better than walking around completely bald, then the bald value would be 50/5 = 10.
2. If you may think (just for the calculus), full head of hair is 50 times better than hairpiece, your hairpiece value would be 100/50 = 2... if you further feel a hairpiece is still 10 times better than baldness, the bald value would be 2/10 = 0.2
3. And if you say, your hairpiece is almost identical in everday handling and happiness to a real full head of hair because you feel no difference in your life, then you might define a hairpiece value of 95 or 99... and if being completely bald in public would be half that satisfying, then your bald value results to somewhat like 99/2 = 50 or something alike
and so on... understood?
I hope you take part in that, just to get an impression of the subjective happiness values.
optional data could be:
How long have you been wearing?
What kind of hairpiece are you wearing?
What is your current Norwood status?
How old are you?
As for me, to make a start, that would read:
full natural hair = 100
hairpiece* = 20
bald = 2
how long have I been wearing hair = 9.5 years
kind of hairpiece = first 7.5 years topper, for 2 years full cap. Always all swiss lace
current Norwood status = Norwood 6
age = 36
*explanation to my wig value of 20: optical impression is perfect (would be 95 or 100) on most days, but the value also takes into account things like money and work/time to be invested (attachment, detachment), sensation on my own head, restrictions of freedom (swimming, other people touching it, fear of being busted and stigmatised...). By that I find even my best wig days only 20% of the satisfaction I'd have with a full head of hair of my own.
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