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[Help Thread] Algorithm Memorization Discussion

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4 look ll first don't rush to do 1 look straight away

btw
if you have already started learning olls and plls DON'T SWITCH TO ROUX

:D
 
I learned my oll and plls by seeing how they broke the first 2 layers and then rebuilt them again in a different way. cubefreak.net is helpful to me because clicking an alg links you to an applet.
Oh and the fact that some cases were particulary nasty(because i sucked at 4LLL) with 4LLL I began to learn them.(G perms, awkward olls)
 
I'm new to Fridrich too. I have only about 10 of the 78 total algoritms.

You are on your way, but as everyone else said, take it at your own pace. I personally learned two- 3 algs a day for about 3 weeks and i am ambidextrous so I could just mirror the ones that were easier. But most people learn around 1-2 a day and practice them a lot.
 
Memorizing algorithms?

i am currently learning 2 look OLL and then after i memorize all those algs. i am gonna do 2 look PLL. now badmephisto's videos said dont learn more than one or two per day. i just memorized the headlights alg. and want to know if i try to learn maybe 3 or 4 in one night am i gonna forget it, cause im pretty good at memorizing things as long as a do them a couple times a day. like pi for instense
 
And?

If you do learn algorithms then you really should learn them only 1 or 2 at a time. I rarely learn algorithms but I noticed about a week ago that I had only ten OLLs left to learn. I learned them all that day and the algorithms stuck to me fine, the problem was that I can't remember what algs go to what case. Only about a day ago did I get use to what algs go with what case.

So the moral of the story is to learn algorithms slowly so you can get your barings with them.

BTW: Don't type like a damn troll. Even if you don't have proper grammar(I don't), you can still make it look ok if you correctly capitalize and punctuate.
 
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BTW: Don't type like a damn troll. Even if you don't have proper grammar like me, you can still make it look ok if you correctly capitalize and punctuate.

Thank you for restating what I already stated.

Where in your post did you state that you didn't have proper grammar?

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That never happened!
HERP. That was my point <__________<. You editing your post after I respond to it, to contradict my argument, is very stupid. I have you quoted saying you have proper grammar.
I think he proved his own point. It should be "proper grammar, like me, "

He missed grammar in several spots.
 
My rule is: I if I think I learned an algorithm, I have to use it in a solve a few times (without slow recognition) before I can say I've really learned it. If you can't recognize the case and apply algorithms fast, there's no point in knowing them :P
 
You don't want to just *memorize* algs, you want to *learn* them. Instead of memorizing the notation of the algs, do the algs over and over until they're in your muscle memory so you can't easily forget them.

I prefer to remember the algorithms with the notation as well, I don't want to forget them in case I'm busy and I can't practice very often.
 
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