If cubing were your full-time job, what would you do to train?

[StachuK1992]

Let's say you got paid to sit at a desk and train your cubing skills.
Your salary is based off of your 3x3 2H, OH, and BLD speeds (faster times = more money) and you can not switch jobs.

It's a typical job that requires you to be in the office 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday.


What do you do?
What do you do to train and become faster?


Personally, I have no idea.
Thoughts?
statue

 

[uvafan]

I think that you would burn out quite quickly and want to quit, unless you were allowed to practice all events so you wouldn't get as bored. Even so, I think that a burnout would eventually occur.

EDIT:
To answer your question though, since solves are so repetitive, I think that there would be much more deliberate practice going on than most cubers actually do.

 

[StachuK1992]

I think that you would burn out quite quickly and want to quit, unless you were allowed to practice all events so you wouldn't get as bored. Even so, I think that a burnout would eventually occur.

Most jobs get boring. You're not allowed to quit. Like any job, your life is dependent on the salary it gives you.
THAT's why this is interesting! I think you're right about the 'deliberate' solves, though. Usually when cubing, we just solve after solve. Techniques of the 'good cubers' (deliberately practicing) would pick up greatly.

Take note that you're not the only one with this job. You're in an office, and everyone's doing it.
You can team solve...if that helps you long-term.

I think something like "pair programming" could help a lot in the cubing world, seriously going through a solve slowly and using both minds to optimize and learn.

 

[Ross The Boss]

i would eventually kill myself because i would lose all hope and happiness with life. i cube because i want to not because im forced to.

 

[Noahaha]

I'd get good at every event instead of just 4.

 

[uberCuber]

My hands would fall off and die pretty quickly

 

[antoineccantin]

I'd learn ZBLL in a week.

 

[applemobile]

Probably sit at my desk looking at funny pictures of cats on the internet, occasionally picking up my cube and looking busy when people walked past.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

Why not all events (not just 3x3 speed events)?

but seriously I would take a lot of breaks, have more deliberate practicing, learn more algs, have days where I just mindlessly cube or not time myself at all for a few days, and learn more methods for fun.

 

[cubesonfire]

I would first of all burn my cubes when I get bored of them after a week
This is what my name suggests

 

[speedcuber50]

Yeah, I would probably practice more slow solves, get full OLL down at last and maybe learn more advanced techniques such as easy CLL cases, x-cross, and edge control.

 

[ben1996123]

ill assume i get paid to do sim too

id just cube whenever i feel like it

 

[mDiPalma]

I would do 2 PLL time attacks with a 30 minute lunch break in between.

 

[Ranzha]

I'd start with finishing the subsets I partially know for 2H, then OLLCP.

For OH, I'd start off just by practising. I don't do OH, so I'd have to get srs.

For BLD, I'd be forced to switch methods.

 

[blackzabbathfan]

One at a time, get world class at every event.

 

[Riley]

I'd make a decent amount I think.

3x3: Learn a lot of new algs such as WV, ZBLL, OLLCP, etc. Practice and use them.
OH: Learn good OH algs. Practice and use them.
BLD: Learn the MU 5-cycles. Practice and use them.

 

[TDM]

3x3: Learn OLL and G perms; get sub-10.
OH: Learn 2GLL using L and U (I use my right hand).
BLD: First, I'd try and get memo under 10 minutes. Then get the entire solve sub-10.
If we can do other events:
2x2: Practise nothing but Ortega until I'm sub-2.
4x4: Learn Yau and get sub-1.
5x5/Mega: Actually practise.

 

[Kirjava]

carry on as normal. I'm too into cubing.

 

[5BLD]

I would 'burn out' the events 3, then OH,2,4,5. Then I'd quit after a week.

 

[SnipeCube]

I would get really bored and learn 1lll or something.