Is cubing (already) your addiction?

[Qthulu]

Hey folks,

I was just wondering if anyone has the same signs of a "cubing addiction" like me.

- Throughout the day, I always carry around a bag (except when I'm in my own room) which contains at least two puzzles
- In my most used rooms are at least one puzzle
- During solving, I am "in my own world" and can't hear anyone and just focus on solving my puzzle
- During conversations, I take out my puzzle subconsciously, scramble it and start solving, just to realize after the solve what I did
- General cubing in every situation
- Creating a cube in my head, starting to scramble this cube in my head and starting to solve it in my head if I haven't been cubing for a few hours
- It's the act of cubing which satisfies me
- Logging into the computer and type in a cube related username/password

Can you identify yourself with some of the statements above?
This is not necessarily negative, but I am worried if this could transform into a (bad) habit rather than a sport for me. I am interested if you guys have an actual cubing addiction, if you do something against it (or not, and why?) or if the sport forms into an addiction and you just let it happen.

Best regards

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Yeah. I'm an addict.

 

[SirWaffle]

My name is SirWaffle and I am addicted to cubing.

 

[Ross The Boss]

My name is SirWaffle and I am addicted to cubing.

Hi SirWaffle




I wouldn't say that I'm a addict, I could stop any time I want... I just don't want to. Then again, isn't that what most addicts say?

 

[sneaklyfox]

I'd say that cubing is not as much of an addiction as it was at first, but I derive so much enjoyment from it that sometimes it can seem like an addiction.

- I don't go out very often but when I do, at least one cube is on my checklist before I head out the door. Fortunately, I have a 50mm Zhanchi which I usually just keep in a bag in my purse. I still check to make sure though.
- I have a few cubes lying in different places in the house.
- I don't tune out to the world though because I always have an ear out for my kids.
- I don't cube while I'm conversing with people... to do that I'd have to be either seriously addicted or rather rude.

And I agree with Ross The Boss in above post.

 

[Patrick M]

I so do the cubing in my head! Usually F2L for some reason, maybe thats my subconscious saying im practicing look ahead. And some plls too! Wow. This is so me, minus the bag. But i do always have a pocket cube - my 50mm 48 edge point modded zhanchi. My favorite cube is my CCZ, and i have so many solves on Calcube timer that it occasionally glitched/moves slow. I love all my puzzles ;__;

Edit: i also have app on my phone for cubes, and yes. I am very addicted.
Totes gave up xbox almost completely

 

[Spaxxy]

I'm pretty much a cubing addict. My family and friends make fun of me for it

 

[CarlBrannen]

I hate cubing. I could quit any time. I feel like a complete loser doing it for 6 hours a day.

But still, setting a new Ao12 PB feels so goooooood......

 

[ben1996123]

no its stuped

 

[emolover]

No not really at all. If I want an obsession, I am thinking DOTA coups become one because of how fun it is.

 

[McBeef]

im addicted. if I don't want to think anymore, ill pull it out, do a few solves. I have one with me all the time

 

[Eazoon]

I so do the cubing in my head! Usually F2L for some reason, maybe thats my subconscious saying im practicing look ahead. And some plls too! Wow. This is so me, minus the bag. But i do always have a pocket cube - my 50mm 48 edge point modded zhanchi. My favorite cube is my CCZ, and i have so many solves on Calcube timer that it occasionally glitched/moves slow. I love all my puzzles ;__;

Edit: i also have app on my phone for cubes, and yes. I am very addicted.
Totes gave up xbox almost completely

You're just like me! I practice F2L in my head, I keep a cube in my pocket (not a mini cube,) I have (and use) an app for cubing, and I almost entirely quit playing xbox since I got my first speedcube.

 

[MarcelP]

I am very addicted to cubing. Fortunatly this addiction is not a bad habit or controlling my life. I am very happy I have found this hobby.

 

[Qthulu]

- I don't cube while I'm conversing with people... to do that I'd have to be either seriously addicted or rather rude.

It's a good conversation starter for me, I always start slow and end up explaining "how it works". It also makes me less socially awkward because I can fill conversation "holes" pretty well, even with the same persons. I even found out how I can sort of hijack individual people: For some, it's the solving, for some, it's the patterns and again, for some others it's the big cubes which are mind-blowing to use (which is another reason to buy another big cube, I really want the 9x9). Sentences like: "There is a method for this, right?" or "This is impossible to solve!" or "Can you solve this?" or anything similar are my indicators that my conversational foreplay went well and I can use cubing as an extension. It's also really important to use a correct order for this. Only a few people would come over and ask how I do this (in fact, it only happened to me once in about a half year of cubing), but if you already talked with someone (mutual friends are really helpful), they are somehow hooked to you. It's not rude for me to cube, but it would be rude for them to leave without a good excuse, which could be used as an extension, too. I don't talk so much to friends or people I've just met; the real trick is to make them talk about a topic you're really well aware of (in this case, cubing).

I think, it is very interesting how a thing that has a rather negative stereotype ("Only nerds do this") can lead to awesome conversations.

And after seeing what I wrote over the last few minutes, I think: "Wow. A thread about cubing addiction now leads to a functional / useful addiction and the psychology behind cubing conversations."

Edit: I love brackets.

 

[BoltKey]

Well said Qthulu, well said.
For me, cubing is not really an addiction yet, I still do it just because I want to, not because I have to.

 

[Kirjava]

no, methylenedioxymethamphetamine is my addiction

 

[cubecraze1]

Not addicted anymore, was when I started though.

 

[Qthulu]

For me, cubing is not really an addiction yet, I still do it just because I want to, not because I have to.

And at some point, "wanting to" and "having to" merge together...

no, methylenedioxymethamphetamine is my addiction

And I thought Lysergic acid diethylamide is your addiction; the profile picture made me suspicious...

 

[Kirjava]

And I thought Lysergic acid diethylamide is your addiction; the profile picture made me suspicious...

Nah that's just because I'm a big queer.

 

[balloon6610]

I just cube when i feel like it , I don't cube if i don't want to.