2018 New Year's Resolutions / Goals

2x2: Learn Ortega, sub-5
3x3: Learn advanced F2L and full PLL, fingertricks, color neutrality?, sub-20
3x3 OH: learn a couple finger tricks, sub 2-minute
3x3 BLD: actually learn it, sub-5 minute
Also: go to a comp
 
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Whoa, my first cubing year is already about to end. Had lots of great things happening, hope the next year will be even better. No idea how realistic goals I'm able to set, this is difficult.

Most of these are comp goals

2x2: I've kinda quit practising. Sub-4 avg, if I'll feel like it.
3x3: Full oll before my next comp. Sub-10 single, some ok average.
4x4: Sub-40 single, at least sub-50 average
5x5: No idea, don't practice
6x6: Sub-3:30 global at first
7x7: Get an official mean, the only thing left for silver membership. After that I could quit 7x7 :p
3BLD: Get super comfortable with corner 3-style, start learning also edges. Sub-45 single.
FMC: Learn to do EO starts, learn edges+corners algs and comfortable using other than corner insertions. Sub-30 mean.
OH: Sub-30 average, doesn't matter much
Feet: Sub-1 mean (or average? :rolleyes:)
Megaminx: Sometimes I find motivation for it, maybe I could find that next year, learn some ll algs and go for sub-1:40
Pyraminx: NR avg is possible, let's say that
Square-1: First learn proper cubeshape and more ep algs, then sub-20 average
Clock: Sub-7 single, at least sub-9 average (NR2)
Skewb: Lol no
4BLD: NR3 (sub-4:42.34)
5BLD: Didn't still think to start practising. But a sub-20 single would be nice.
And it all comes down to...
MBLD: WR10!

And the priority list is fun too
MBLD
>Pyra, 3BLD, 4BLD, FMC, Clock, 4x4
>3x3, 6x6, 7x7, Feet, Megaminx, Square-1
>2x2, 5x5, OH, Skewb, 5BLD

Organize a comp
Claim the silver membership

Attend a big comp (Euros or US Nats, I'm not sure about my summer plans)
 
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newtonbase said:
I have a feeling that 24 points won't be NR at the end of 2018 but the race to get there first will be interesting.
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I really hope by 2019 that the UK NR is pushing near 40 cubes, we seem to be falling further behind the rest of the world everyday.

But yeah a nice race to 24 points will be a decent bit of motivation. I doubt I'll be the one to get there, and if Ollie decided to... none of us will win. Yeah, lads. I'm making this a competitive thing now.
 
2x2: Current: Sub-5 ; Goal: Sub-4 ; maybe learn CLL
3x3: Current: Sub-14 ; Goal: Sub-10 ; learn useful F2L algs, some easy ZB and VLS
4x4: Current: Sub-1:00 ; Goal: Sub-40
5x5: Current: Sub-1:55 ; Goal: Sub-1:35
6x6: Current: Sub-5:00 ; Goal: Sub-4:00
Square-1: Current: Sub-40 ; Goal: Sub-40
Megaminx: Current: Sub-3:00 ; Goal: Sub-2:00
Pyraminx: Current: Sub-7 ; Goal: Sub-5.5
OH: Current: Sub-30 ; Goal: Sub-25
BLD: Current: Sub-5:00 ; Goal : Sub-4:00
 
My goals for the end of 2018:

2x2: sub 5
3x3: sub 14
OH: sub 20 and learn full OH OLL
4x4: sub 1:00
5x5: sub 2:00
6x6: sub 4:00
7x7: sub 8:00
Megaminx: sub 3:00
3BLD: relearn and practise, and get an official time
Skewb and pyraminx don't relearn ... copied this from OneWheel and I found so true. I keep relearning how to do these puzzles even though they are easy.
 
2x2: sub-3, learn CLL
3x3: sub-9.5, full OLL and learn some x-cross, get equal to @JustinTimeCuber.
4x4: sub-45
5x5: sub-1:40
6x6: sub-3:15
7x7: sub-5:15
Skewb: sub-6, learn a little of Sarah's advanced
Squan: sub-19, learn all CO, CP, EO, and EP algs
Pyra: sub-4.5, improve L4E recognition

All optimistic except pyra, skewb, and squan, I want to focus on 2-7 next year.
 
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I'm not being very ambitious this time around. all globals

2x2: sub 4.6
3x3: sub 12.5, learn CoLL
4x4: sub 45
5x5: sub 1:25
6x6: sub 2:50
7x7: sub 4:05
OH: sub 30
Feet: sub 3
3BLD: sub 2
4BLD: Learn
5BLD: Learn
MBLD: 5 points
Mega: sub 1:30
Pyra: sub 7.5
Skewb: sub 7.5
Sq1: sub 28
Clock: sub 23
FMC: learn insertions, get somewhat decent.
Organize a comp.
 
2x2: <4.5s
3x3: <15s and maybe finally a sub10 single
4x4: <1min
5x5: <2min

3BLD: <1min and full 3-Style for corners
4BLD: <8min
5BLD: success (<15min)
MBLD: Break NR or at least be able to fit 20 cubes into the one hour time-periode

Also: Get into the silver-club (or have at least all events beside feet)

All in all:
Yes, it looks bad, but 2018 was actually not that bad at all. There where just too many long periodes when I was hardly cubing at all. Plus I attended way less comps in the first half of the year than I intended. Silver-club is still a go-to and I just missed it because not wanting to concentrate to much on 5BLD.
 
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All of the times are official
2x2: Still don't care, maybe a sub-5 average
3x3: Sub-13 average, maybe faster if I decide practice
4x4: Sub-40 average would be cool
5x5: Practice, sub-1:30 average would be cool
6x6: Practice, PB average
7x7: Practice, PB average
OH: Sub-15 average
Feet: Sub-30 average
FMC: Sub-30 mean
BLD: Practice, sub-2 mean
Mega: Practice, sub-1:15 average
Pyra: lol
Skewb: lol
Sq-1: Practice, sub-30 average
Clock: Get one, sub-15 average
4BLD: Practice, success
5BLD: Learn, success
MBLD: Practice, NR4 (>6 points)

Priorities:
Feet=OH>rest>pyra/skewb/2x2

Stay nemesis-free, focus on fewer events if need be

Learn M2 doubleflicks for OH
Learn r2 doubleflicks for OH
Learn U2 moves for Feet
Learn at least one set of ZBLL for Feet

Organize a comp
Contribute to the community in a new way
 
Official
2x2: Sub 4.5 avg, sub 2.5 single
3x3: Sub 12 single, sub 13.5 avg
4x4: Sub 1:05 single, sub 1:10 avg
5x5: Sub 2:15 single, sub 2:25 avg
6x6: Sub 5:20 single??, sub 5:40 mean
7x7: Sub sub 7:40 single, 7:50 mean
OH: Sub 18 single, sub 22 avg
Feet: Sub 1:40 single, sub 20 avg ;)
BLD: Sub 3 single, maybe a mean if I patrice?
FMC: Sub 35 single, sub 40 mean.
Clock: Sub 6.5 single or top 100, top 50 avg
Mega: Sub 2:30 single, sub 2:50 avg
Pyra: Stop every solve with my hands backwards unless I can 1 look the solve
Skewb: Sub 4 single??, Sub 8 avg
Squan: Maybe sub 30 single, sub 35 avg
4BLD: Not fail more then 10 pieces
5BLD: Memo a whole cube
Multi: 4 points??
 
(All official)
I broke all of the barriers for 3,4,5 this year (sub 10, sub 40, sub 1:20) so my goals are doing it again next year.
3x3: sub 9 avg (I need to finally improve again for this to happen though)
4x4: sub 35 avg sub 30 single
5x5: sub 1:10 avg sub 1:00 single
clock: sub 10 by march, sub 8 by the end of the year (if I don't lose interest)
2x2: Relearn EG
3x3 BLD: Actually practice
In general: Be able to see more move ahead during inspection
 
I want to specialize in smaller cubes and events for competition, because i seem to get the best luck with them.

2x2: learn varasano, sub 7. Get a decent 2x2.

3x3: finish PLL (g perms), work on move ergonomics for columns, sub 17 hopefully. Get a decent 3x3.

4x4: going to be more casual and experiment with solving. Try to get sub 3.

Pyra: Sub 8. Get a good pyra.

Tempest: finish modeling, learn more about blender, maybe try to share files with a cube company. Maybe get a 3d printer if budget permits.
 
Goals:

3x3 - sub-60 average in comp (I'm about a 43 at home but...not that at comps :) )
4x4 - finally memorize the few parity algs that seem to escape me for some reason
SQ-1 & Megaminx - Actually learn these two puzzles
Host/organize a comp
Go to Nats 2018
Use my wife's cricut machine to custom cut some stickers
 
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