Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis? @sopuli.xyz Wren @sopuli.xyz 3 mo. ago

Today’s tools and skill toys

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10829586

TactileTurn side click pen, Leatherman PS Style, Urban Carvers dice bead, Aroundsquare mkultra, aroundsquare zircuti Sigma begleri

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Can you explain your use of each item? I don't mean the obvious ones, such as the pen and Leatherman. I mean the other edc items. They look interesting, but I don't understand them.
- Sure! I appreciate you asking
  
  So I’m a very texture based person (diagnosed adhd / generalised anxiety disorder and I suspect a little on the spectrum, but never formally diagnosed) and the three other things besides the leatherman and pen are heavily based around that
  
  The dice (or die, I didn’t actually check before hand) is a nice weight and I like the feeling of rolling it between my thumb and index finger, and the two beads on each side are a phenomenal feeling bead to roll similarly. I like the contrast between the smooth SS beads and the sharper edges of the dice. Plus there’s something comforting in knowing I always have at least one die on me at all times (even though I keep a set of 6 mini dice on me in my pouch)
  
  The bracelet looking thing, which is in fact a bracelet as well, is an mkultra from aroundsquare. Similarly as before, the texture and feeling of the beads is fantastic, with the added bonus of being able to wrap around my thumb a few times. That combined with them being good for bead counting / breath work, it’s very calming for me. It can also be used as a fidget / skill toy: see this video for a good intro
  
  The beads on the paracord is a skill toy called begleri, and it’s just that: a skill toy. Video here. It’s a hobby, it’s something to constantly work at improving on and learn new tricks, it’s a way to keep busy, it’s a good way to pass the time instead of looking at my phone - there’s a lot of reasons why I refuse to go anywhere without a set with me. The begleri community is so wholesome and supportive too, which just makes it better
  
  Hopefully I explained this well enough!
  
  Is the dice bead also a sort of begleri or just tactile? Also can you recommend begleri communities? I tried to learn awhile ago and not much traction on my own. Not much on YouTube from what I saw.
  
  Neat! Ok! A different kind of EDC. That video on the begleri, I kept waiting for him to smack his face with it, since that's exactly what I would end up doing hahaha! He didn't though, which was good.
  
  I can already feel the RSI from that bead spinning video!
  
  (RSI sucks, look after your hands)
https://www.aroundsquare.com/products/zircuti-mini-sigma-begleri

$230. God damn.
- All for a fidget toy...
  
  *Skill toy
  
  I totally understand that it’s the kind of thing where if you get it, you get it and if you don’t, you don’t and that’s 100% fine.
  
  But to simply call these just fidget toys is very reductionist. They’re a hobby, just like anything else. You work at it and you build new skills, new tricks, etc. You can’t just use it right out of the box without spending a decent amount of time practicing
  
  Do you see a yo-yo or kendama as ‘fidget toys’ similarly? If so then at least you’re being consistent, but if you see that as a skill based hobby then you should try to reframe begleri into that category as well. It’s essentially a yo-yo on a smaller scale
  
  I personally don’t see the point in spending 1-2k on a set of golf clubs, but I don’t knock people for doing so - it’s their hobby. Whilst I can’t imagine spending ~400 on a watch, I have spent that amount for a fountain pen. Some people invest loads of money working on their car to be super cool, when someone else may look at that and think ‘and my car also gets me where I’m going at the cheaper base model’.
  
  Everyone has an interest that someone else would likely deem ‘a waste of money’, and that person in turn almost certainly has a similar hobby that will be judged.
  
  I try not to yuck other peoples yum. If it makes them happy and it’s not hurting anyone else, that’s what matters, that’s a positive thing
- I know 😅 I saved up for a decent amount of time for these
This sub has gone very far from "essentials".
- Hey different strokes for different folks, by your perspective sure they’re not essentials, but I personally find these to be essentials. I’ve literally not gone a day without these since I’ve gotten them, because they help me with my anxiety and adhd- but if you don’t suffer from that I’m so glad for you
Do you have some kind of carrier/pouch in the background? I'm always trying to look for better ways to carry my stuff too
- I do! It’s an edc wallet from Dickinson Trading and can definitely recommend
  
  Thanks for the link!

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