Interesting, I did not dry it completely. Also out of desperation soaked in contrast baths (cold/hot) rubbing in between. 3 Omegas, the little one is still NOT broken in.....instead I am broken down (had arm pain). I think I am NOT a boar person.....Thanks for highlighting this. I've been a pretty strong advocate for the "fast break-in method" and have posted in the past about sticking a new boar brush in a glass of water and leaving it in the refrigerator overnight. (look for posts by me 3 years ago if the handle isn't familiar )
Thankfully, none of the dozen or so brushes I tried this on suffered any damage from being in the refrigerator and they all broke in within 3 cycles of the process.
I've also noted on this thread that folks think the brush needs to be left in water for 7 days continuously, but that's not needed, it's the number of long soak + fully dry cycles you perform on it that matters.
So
1. Soak in a glass of water (NOT in the refrigerator) overnight, about 12 hours
2. Shake off water and use a bath towel to scrub the bristles dry ( like you would fluff the brush, not like you want to mash it down into the towel ) till you get it as dry as you possibly can
3. Leave it standing upright to fully dry off
3 cycles of this and in about 3 days, give or take, you got yourself an almost fully broken-in boar shave brush