When cubing gets boring?

[ParityErrors]

If you are a Fridrich solver, use a corners first method for a while or vice versa.

I love to switch between methods.

Or just don't solve the cube for some weeks.



Q

 

[waffle=ijm]

Did this ever happen to you?

Yes. Then I learned Roux

Do you think buying a new puzzle will make cubing interesting?

Yes. For some reason, I always feel complete when I get a new puzzle

But the thing is that I feel bad letting cubing slip. Because I love it, but now it's just boring .

Learn something new about cubes and other puzzles. Try building puzzles or a new method

Do you think that it could possibly be because it's the summer and I have to much time for cubing?

Eh. I never get tired of cubes....I have no life.

Do you think I am asking way too many questions?

Nope keep them coming

Do you think it's time I click "Submit New Thread"?

Sure, we'd hate to see another good cuber quit to boredom.

 

[JTW2007]

Did this ever happen to you?

Yes. Then I learned Roux

Do you think buying a new puzzle will make cubing interesting?

Yes. For some reason, I always feel complete when I get a new puzzle

But the thing is that I feel bad letting cubing slip. Because I love it, but now it's just boring .

Learn something new about cubes and other puzzles. Try building puzzles or a new method

Do you think that it could possibly be because it's the summer and I have to much time for cubing?

Eh. I never get tired of cubes....I have no life.

Do you think I am asking way too many questions?

Nope keep them coming

Do you think it's time I click "Submit New Thread"?

Sure, we'd hate to see another good cuber quit to boredom.

Yep.

 

[daniel0731ex]

make a mod!! it's a great challenge!

 

[DcF1337]

Paul, I feel JUST like you. I often feel like selling all my cubes and just quit cubing. I started cubing when the Rubik's cube craze started in my school 2 years back, and now everyone around me has already quit. Cubing has become such a lonely hobby now.

 

[Si1v3rx51ay3r]

you should play a game with someone.

you should give them a few cubes (as many as you want) and tell them to hide the cubes somewhere around the house in a scrambled position, then you have to go try and find it and solve it =DD

 

[spdcbr]

Become even better at cubing and make excellent tutorials on youtube!

Paul, I feel JUST like you. I often feel like selling all my cubes and just quit cubing. I started cubing when the Rubik's cube craze started in my school 2 years back, and now everyone around me has already quit. Cubing has become such a lonely hobby now.

Say, how much do you average?

 

[rahulkadukar]

It has happened with me and the 3x3x3. my times are not going below 30 seconds so I find it very boring.

On the other hand my 7x7x7 times are just reaching Sub 9. So I am enjoying it. The point is get new types of puzzles

 

[DcF1337]

Become even better at cubing and make excellent tutorials on youtube!

Paul, I feel JUST like you. I often feel like selling all my cubes and just quit cubing. I started cubing when the Rubik's cube craze started in my school 2 years back, and now everyone around me has already quit. Cubing has become such a lonely hobby now.

Say, how much do you average?

I'm really slow, around 35s.

 

[Paul Wagner]

To everyone, I know how to solve BLD but just have shi+ty memo, and yeah I guess I could get back into youtube.

Or maybe get a 3x3 BF world record? lol

 

[Lord Voldemort]

The same thing happened to me this summer.
I found some other stuff to do, and since I'd been cubing so much, Other stuff > cubing. It's fine, I think, because you'll probably come back. And if you don't, then you probably won't care. But do try some new puzzles, or BLD or FMC or something.

 

[Jokerman5656]

find someone who is better than you and work at beating them.

 

[piemaster]

beat erik!

 

[miniGOINGS]

New puzzles, new methods, new challenges (like solving into patterns, reducing a 4x4 to a 2x2 and solving, 5x5 OHMBLD, underwater in one breath, etc.), and go to some events. If you don't already do them, try hi-games, cubemania, and any other online competition you can find.

I've always thought about doing this, and ideas to help me?

 

[Inf3rn0]

When cubing gets boring. Do OH cubing!

 

[Paul Wagner]

When cubing gets boring. Do OH cubing!

Lol I practice OH now. Working on sub-30

 

[Faz]

beat erik!

:fp:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

 

[JTW2007]

beat erik!

:fp:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Agreed. And +1 vote for do a mod.

 

[endless_akatsuki]

Meh, I feel the same. All my cubes except for 3x3 are broken...and 3x3 gets extremely boring. You should maybe start something new, because honestly, if something is boring, what's the point in doing it?

 

[LarsN]

Cubers Summer Depression Syndrome:

Very common amongst speedcubers, most common for speedcubers with 1-3 years experience.
Symptoms range from small sighs when accomplishing a successfull solve to blind rage resulting in manic ideas on how to dispose of all cubes using more explosives than used in Mythbusters latest season.

Treatment: Guide patient to nearest puzzleshop and get a new twisty puzzle. If patient has all known twistypuzzles teach him/her BLD og another wacky method. Recovery should occur within 7-8 days. If all else fails bring patient to a WCA competition.