Breaking bad habits....

[Akuma]

I have a couple of bad habits that always penalize my solvetimes greatly.

I really try to break these bad habits but they always return sooner or later.
Like:

* Putting F2L pairs in the wrong slot (I do this so often it's embarrassing)

* Using y and y' instead of U and U' when trying to recognize the last layer :fp

* Not using M and M' when useful in cross-making

* Overestimating my cubes ability to cut corners resulting in unnecessary locks

* Finishing my OLL when noticing that I messed up the cross :fp:fp

* Solving the cube with a too firm grip resulting in locks/pops



What are you bad habits you try to break away from?

 

[Sa967St]

What are you bad habits you try to break away from?

not looking down at the timer...

Spoiler

 

[cincyaviation]

lol, that was a funny vidyo

 

[buelercuber]

What are you bad habits you try to break away from?

not looking down at the timer...

Spoiler

yea i look at the timer when im solving and it screwe me up

*cough**cough* *DNF*

 

[Feryll]

Solving the cross normally instead of x-crossing.

Getting wildly inconsistent times.

Screwing up algs.

 

[dbax0999]

What are you bad habits you try to break away from?

not looking down at the timer...

Spoiler

aww. i was gonna post that

 

[Rook]

AUF'ing like crazy on the LL.

Holding the cube while starting the timer on the computer.

Randomly R U R' U' x6'ing and H-Perming while watching youtube videos.

Messing up the permutation of my cross.

Using Fridrich instead of practicing Roux.

Not looking ahead enough.

Always having my logo facing a certain way. If it's not, I make it.

And maybe some more, if I can think of them.

 

[dada222]

Using y and y' instead of U and U' when trying to recognize the last layer basically. I don't think I can name more.

ΕDIT: I also rotate the cube during F2L instead of inserting pairs from different angles.

 

[SuperNerd]

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Always having my logo facing a certain way. If it's not, I make it.

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That has ruined my life. I always need the logo pointed to green. The first thing I do when I get a V-CUBE out of the box is rotate the V from red to green. I don't know why.

Also, making sure that all of the threads on the home page for speedsolving have been visited so none are bold. This is a TERRIBLE habit.

 

[kprox1994]

* Putting F2L pairs in the wrong slot (I do this so often it's embarrassing)

This.

 

[Novriil]

Not to look at the timer when solving and not to look to the audience when solving

Because of the second one I lost a NR

Edit.. No, because of both When I wouldn't look at the timer then I wouldn't look at the audience.. I think.

And I always tend to watch the time when I have completed the edge pairing in 5x5 and then I'll know what time I will have.

 

[Rpotts]

Basic bad habits,

looking at timer, unnecessary/inefficient AUF during ll

desperately looking for an f2l pair only to find it an R U R' away

excessive cube rotations, especially during f2l

not finishing pll, yet... (2 Gs left to get used to then on to N and V, then done...)

 

[Andreaillest]

My horrible fingertricks that cause lock ups.

 

[richardzhang]

Looking at the timer after i have finished F2L

Pairing up the wrong pieces (for example, pairing the WGO edge with the GR edge.

Unnecessary Us in F2L

Going too fast during F2L

Look at the timer after i finished edge pairing on all cubes

 

[LarsN]

Basic bad habits,

desperately looking for an f2l pair only to find it an R U R' away

Yep, me to. Only it's U' R' U, but same bad habit

 

[miniGOINGS]

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Always having my logo facing a certain way. If it's not, I make it.

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That has ruined my life. I always need the logo pointed to green. The first thing I do when I get a V-CUBE out of the box is rotate the V from red to green. I don't know why.

Also, making sure that all of the threads on the home page for speedsolving have been visited so none are bold. This is a TERRIBLE habit.

I put my logo to red. Only when the cube is solved and not being used though.

 

[Carrot]

beating my PB averages by more than 10% and then get 50% slower the next many days...

 

[waffle=ijm]

U3s

 

[Sa967St]

U3s

M3s on a pyraminx

 

[kunz]

U3s

M3s on a pyraminx

those and screwing up second block