I'm slowly falling out of cubing

What should I do?

  • Stick with it no matter what

    Votes: 6 14.3%
  • let it be, and see what happens

    Votes: 20 47.6%
  • do nothing

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • let myself fall out of cubing.

    Votes: 3 7.1%
  • Spooder-Man

    Votes: 11 26.2%

  • Total voters
    42
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I don't enjoy cubing as much as I used to, but I really want to stick with it, since the cubing community was probably one of the best things to happen to me. (Seriously, you guys are so nice)


Is there anything I can do to stop stopping rubiks cubes?
 
Sometimes you just need to take a break. You could be burnt out. Relax for a while, and you'll either start wanting to come back to it, or you'll just lose interest entirely.
I think I speak for everyone when I say I hope you will come back. But do whats best for you, and if that means quitting then that's totally okay :)
 
I had a 4 month period like this. what i realised was

1. If you don't do cubing sessions regularly, it doesn't mean you are falling out. I do them maybe once ever two months or once a month.

2. going to a comp really makes you get back into it.

3. don't compare. everybody is different.

4. as long as you pick up a cube maybe once a week i would say you are completely fine!
 
I took a break for about 8 months (somewhat forced because I accidentally sliced my finger open while making snow-cones) and came back refreshed, and began improving rapidly (from 20-25s to 12-14s). Let it happen, if you force it, you will only dislike it more.
 
I don't enjoy cubing as much as I used to, but I really want to stick with it, since the cubing community was probably one of the best things to happen to me. (Seriously, you guys are so nice)


Is there anything I can do to stop stopping rubiks cubes?
Once a speedcuber, always a speedcuber. Try to figure out why you arent liking cubing as much anymore, make sure your managing your time decently, and don't villainize the idea of quitting or taking a break. My longest break from cubing lasted about three months, but it felt good to come back.
 
I don't enjoy cubing as much as I used to, but I really want to stick with it, since the cubing community was probably one of the best things to happen to me. (Seriously, you guys are so nice)


Is there anything I can do to stop stopping rubiks cubes?
take a break, literally don't turn a cube at all for a couple few weeks.
this doesnt mean you cant be on the internet, tho 😉
 
I don't enjoy cubing as much as I used to, but I really want to stick with it, since the cubing community was probably one of the best things to happen to me. (Seriously, you guys are so nice)


Is there anything I can do to stop stopping rubiks cubes?
I went through a lot of hobbies before finding cubing, not every hobby can stick, if you genuinely don't enjoy cubing anymore take a break and see if you want to pick it back up at some point, if you don't another hobby might be the one right for you.
 
danggg this blew up fast. I went to the pool, for like, 2 hours, and I already have 10 notifications. Thank you all so much for your advice! I haven't cubed for over 4 months, i think... I have a friend on my school bus that I hang out with, and he also likes rubiks cubes. He's been getting faster, and slowly, it's been getting a little harder to beat him. By the time summers over, he'll prbly be way faster than me, so that'll give me an excuse!

and THIS is why I think the cubing community is friggin' awesome.
 
I definitely don't solve as much as I used to, but that's okay. Priorities in life change, and branching out can be a good thing

Also if it makes you feel any better, I find that I don't get that much slower if I stop practicing. It's just that if I want to get faster, I need to make a conscious effort to practice
 
I was wondering where you went, (you used to post a lot lol but I didn’t know what a lot of posting was until @JDAW6 came around lol) anyway I think you just do whatever you want to do with cubing, bc tbh I’ve been falling out of it too.

Anyway glad you came back to the forum! I missed you a bit tbh you were funny
 
Take this for what it's worth to you, if you think it makes sense to you. I say - take a break, if it's not enjoyable and if you are not going to lose a great deal by not cubing. There are other important things in life and you only live once.

I know, at my nearly 80 years of age, and with no chance whatsoever of getting decent speeds, and a thumb that gets sore after 50 solves, plus many other hobbies, it's easy for me to say - Take a break. However think about the number of hours spent over the weeks and months. This is of course all fine if you enjoy it and are motivated by improvements etc. But now that's not the case, then a break seems a good way to see how much you miss it later. I have come back each time, and got interested again, but I set my expectations very low. There are many many.. many other important things in life, and many of them are also very interesting and could be even more rewarding.

If you really want to continue, then one way is to explore other related areas. For example, I started getting interested in the design of the hardware, and I analyse the different features, etc and try to learn the theoretical implications, the developments. That can get expensive though. 🤭 I make it a slow journey, taking my time and not aiming big. Fast speed in solving is not, to me, the only way to be motivated and to enjoy cubing. I am happy with every little bit of improvement, or just learning something new about cubes, ... And I think this will be a life long journey.
 
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I second everything that Dan mentioned. I would also say try a different twisty puzzle. Something that will take 30 minutes to solve. There are many difficult puzzles available and some are really fun to solve because of the challenge they present. My current favourites when I feel like doing something different are my 6x6 Mastermorphix, and my 5x5 Burr\Wall cube.
 
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