Is it possible to learn Pattern Recognition from outside (Of)cubing?

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I didnt solve all weekend (really 4 days because school breaks) and i came back to solving at 15~18 seconds where as usually i solve in 20~25.
i notice it is because i recognize pieces that i can see two colors on (the back and away piece) when i could not. is it possibly from an outside source?
 
I didnt solve all weekend (really 4 days because school breaks) and i came back to solving at 15~18 seconds where as usually i solve in 20~25.
i notice it is because i recognize pieces that i can see two colors on (the back and away piece) when i could not. is it possibly from an outside source?
What were you doing when you wern't cubing?
 
I’ve had the experience where taking a break improved performance. I don’t really have an explanation as to why it sometimes happens, I just know that it does
Maybe when we stop cubing for a little bit our brain comes back refreshed and can execute or remember things more clearly.
 
Sometimes, especially after in fact practicing something quite a bit before, our brains don't fully organize information until sleeping a good while after a break.

It's a really common occurrence in video game speedrunning, which is honestly fairly similar to speedcubing. It's a common occurrence to decide one needs to improve one's time and to study strats for, say, one particular level of a game on a given day. You might spend four hours learning a strat then spend four frustrating hours never achieving more than a 25% consistency rate only to wake up with a 75% consistency rate for what feels like free.

Our brains do a lot more than we think while we sleep and that's what this sounds like to me.
 
I play a lot of chess and Go, it does help me build good visual pattern recognition.

I play the percussion drum called Tabla, it helps build temporal pattern recognition.

I use letter quads for my BLD solves, it helps build pattern recognition in linguistics.
 
In your case, it's possible that the break from cubing allowed your brain to unconsciously develop and refine your pattern recognition skills, resulting in faster solving times when you returned to solving. It's always interesting how our brains can continue to work on a problem even when we're not actively thinking about it!
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So, keep exploring different ways to develop your pattern recognition skills outside of cubing, and you may find that it has a positive impact on your solving times. Happy cubing!
 
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