How has solving the rubik's cube helped you?

[sixstringsquier]

Since I have started cubing, I have become better at clarinet, (gone from 3rd chair to 1st chair) and guitar. Math in general seems easier. My grades have improved (gpa is 4.17). I believe that the rubiks cube has greatly helped me.

How has solving the rubik's cube helped you?

 

[elcarc]

when i first solved the cube, i was a blind old man. now im young and hip, and have a job in aggressive telemarketing. im livin da life!

 

[nitrocan]

I became better at piano, my grades have improved, I learned unicycling...

But cubing didn't help at all. What it helped was probably that my country is now in the WCA database

 

[sixstringsquier]

thats awesome, you must be really proud!

 

[V-te]

When I solved the cube, I climbed out of that horrible depression that I got after my girlfriend left, and showed me that cubes are more important than girls.

I made my enemies into friends by teaching them how to solve the cube. My self esteem became greater, and I set out to learn other challenging things (Like Dvorak keyboard layout) So basically, this was an eye opener for me. =))

 

[JTW2007]

I made my enemies into friends

Cubing has the opposite affect for me. I managed to convince most of my class this year that I'm a reclusive nerd (that's only partly true) who should be avoided and ostracized at all costs.

I guess cubing has helped my typing (or that could just be practice), and my ability to make decisions quickly. Mostly, it's helped my cubing.

 

[4Chan]

When I solved the cube, I climbed out of that horrible depression that I got after my girlfriend left, and showed me that cubes are more important than girls.

I made my enemies into friends by teaching them how to solve the cube. My self esteem became greater, and I set out to learn other challenging things (Like Dvorak keyboard layout) So basically, this was an eye opener for me. =))

Fdhjl;afdkljfdaf, I would quit cubing forevarrr just to have a stable girlfriend again. D:

 

[V-te]

I made my enemies into friends

Cubing has the opposite affect for me. I managed to convince most of my class this year that I'm a reclusive nerd (that's only partly true) who should be avoided and ostracized at all costs.
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Well, I actually enjoy those people not talking to me, because this way, my only friends are the ones that cube, and that makes it better for me. =)) Nerd power!!!

 

[JTW2007]

I made my enemies into friends

Cubing has the opposite affect for me. I managed to convince most of my class this year that I'm a reclusive nerd (that's only partly true) who should be avoided and ostracized at all costs.
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Well, I actually enjoy those people not talking to me, because this way, my only friends are the ones that cube, and that makes it better for me. =)) Nerd power!!!

Yeah, I'm not saying it's bad, and I'm not saying they're wrong. +1 for nerd power!

 

[xTheAndyx]

it helped me join a new club called "i just dropped my OH speedcube in the john."

 

[Hadley4000]

Met a few girls. Made some friends. Had a ton of fun.

 

[lowonthefoodchain]

Helped me a bit on the left hand with guitar. A little bit for the 2 right hand fingers for bass.

 

[Faz]

Got a free Dsi from a radio station.

 

[andatude]

Got a free Dsi from a radio station.

GO HAMISH AND ANDY! xD

 

[04mucklowd]

Helps me get the girls

 

[LNZ]

I am useless in reconising complex patterns. I tried to get into an elctronics course in the early 1990's and I passed all the tests (ie maths. english, etc) very well until the very last one. It was the Raven's spatial reconisition test. To get into the course, you needed to get 80% or more. I got just 20% and I did not get in. In 2006, I discovered that a low score in this test did strongly suggest I had an undiscovered learning disability to patten reconising.

By cubing, I am very slowly teaching by brain to do complex pattern reconisition. This of course means my 4x4x4 or higher PB's will be very slow (6m10s 4x4, 10m30s 5x5, 36m 7x7, I do not own a real 6x6 yet) but the fact I can even solve big cubes at all is a real achivement.

I am working towards a 4m30s for 4x4, 8m for 5x5 and 28m for 7x7. If I can achive these, I'll be delighted with joy.

For 3x3 and lower, this skill is not so important and I have got my times down pretty well (80s 3x3, 20s 2x2, 0.13s 1x1) and I use cold algorithms for the middle layer to replace patten reconisition draining F2L and solving the whole bottom layer first by using the R D R' D' alg and obtaining the cross by intitutive methods. For the top layer, I use mainly 2-look OLL/PLL with some beginner algs in particular cases (ie twirl 2 corner pieces into solved state and twirl 2 edges both 90 degrees apart into the solved state).

And 2-look OLL/PLL is great. I reccomend that you upgrade from the true beginner method for the top layer to this. You will notice the difference.