Does your cubing style/method reflect your personality?

[rubiknewbie]

I make decisions based on value-gained. I like to do things that I think give me a greater payback for my effort.

So I learn all Fridrich OLLs and PLLs because I can see how it benefits speedsolving vs 2-look algorithms. I learn the cases that are easiest (lowest effort) or help to reduce time more (greater payback) first. I also learn them early so I can start practising with them in actual solves early.

Also I have not learn any other stuff like neutral color cross, X-cross, VHF2L, COLL, and ZBLL etc because I have not determined the benefit is worth the effort yet.

I am lazy and sometimes just remember 3 edge pieces for the cross and go by instinct for the 4th. I am lazy and don't bother to watch a lot of videos so my last layer and finger-tricks still suck, and my algorithms are not improving at a faster rate.

I like to do things with some gut feeling and not pure logic, so I remember algorithms by finger-tricks and feeling more than by the algorithm itself. Also I don't like to memorise full cross and prefer to work out the cross as I am solving.

 

[rachmaninovian]

i use sandwich because everyone else uses reduction.
in other words, I don't want to conform to what everyone uses =p but hey, i'm pretty decent with my controversial method =]

people say i have fast turning speeds =/ probably because in real life, I like to do things fast, with maximum speed. I refuse to let go of my turnspeeds during solves, perhaps reflecting that I refuse to give up halfway during stuffs. stubborn maybe =p
somehow i just do slice moves fast...perhaps from my hours of piano practice which gave me the dexterity to do so =p

 

[RubikMagicPuzzleToy]

I'm the kind of person that when I put my heart into something, I go all-in. When I start doing solves, I can't seem to stop until I reach some sort of goal. I also have a good memory for certain things, which is why I pick up algorithms well (Full PLL). As far as style goes, I haven't been using F2L for very long, so I need to practice to get better (all intuitive). But, in my (humble) opinion, I have a good LL, which reflects the fact that if I can have something on paper, I do a better job of following it rather than analyzing it.

 

[Tim Major]

In terms of cubing style, I like to go for fast choppy movements.
I'm also an impatient person who stresses over things.
I hate waiting for things, like packages in the mail.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

I dont have a cubing style. Hopefully that doesn't reflect on my personality (or lack thereof)

 

[JTW2007]

I get frustrated when I know something, like a formula or concept, but I don't know why it works. I think this is why I spend a lot of time on my F2L with things like seeing Xcross solutions, or empty slot tricks, versus working on my LL. I really should overhaul and work on my LL though :s

Exactly the same for me.

No, I don't think that my method reflects any of my personality. The only thing I can think of would be that I am very reluctant to learn algs for anything (2-look OLL FTW) and instead I focus on the more intuitive parts of the solve. I was going to switch to Roux because I like it a lot more than Fridrich, but then I got too fast with Fridrich to justify switching.

 

[Cuber3]

Well, no. I was more or less forced into learning Fridrich because its the most common method and basically the only thing that comes up anywhere in a search, so no. I want to learn ZZ and will do so soon, and then my method would reflect my personality (to some extent).

 

[Feryll]

I cube a lot (for my short life of being a cuber), and I seem to almost always prefer a better method over just practice. I prefer logic and quick-wit over hand dexterity, and I guess that's how I usually handle life. I guess I could be considered lazy, as I always want to find the optimal solution to work. But I suppose that a good speedcuber has to balance and train both intellect and their hands, huh?

 

[Deleted member 2864]

In terms of cubing style, I like to go for fast choppy movements.
I'm also an impatient person who stresses over things.
I hate waiting for things, like packages in the mail.

I'm also an impatient person too. I also hate waiting for packages. I ordered a meffert's megaminx almost two weeks ago and I check the mail even when I know it's not there.

However, for cubing, I try to turn smoothly. It's mostly because I learned that my times are lower when I look ahead. Before I knew that I also had a fast and choppy turning style.

I do have to force myself to keep from turning in a choppy style though. In the middle of a session, I tend to forget that I need to look ahead so I got back to my choppy turning until I realize my times are bad because of it.

 

[4Chan]

I'm surprised that this thread isn't dead yet, Lol.

 

[miniGOINGS]

I solve the cube, I solve my personality. Done.