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Combating "Cube Fatigue"

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So I'm sure most people on here know the feeling- you start solving and you're doing some ok, maybe even good times, then suddenly, halfway through the times become Ao50+4 seconds.

It's really been annoying me recently so I was wondering if anyone has any tips to combat it?
 

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So I'm sure most people on here know the feeling- you start solving and you're doing some ok, maybe even good times, then suddenly, halfway through the times become Ao50+4 seconds.

It's really been annoying me recently so I was wondering if anyone has any tips to combat it?

Here's a couple ideas on why this could happen IMO:
1. Just a random streak of bad times, big deviations aren't uncommon. Although, it's most likely not the case if this has become a regular occurence.
2. Lack of focus - this will cause poor lookahead and case recognition, you probably won't be aware of it unless you think about it, I guess you could call it "mental fatigue".
3. Finger fatigue - if you've been forcing max tps for a few dozen solves, you're also likely to experience physical fatigue.
 
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