only adults can understand my post, i don't have time for cubing anymore

[mencarikebenaran]

for adults, how often are you cubing?
i work from 9 to 6,,
now i don't have time for cubing,
not because i dont like cubing anymore, i like it, but something more important needs me.

 

[Kami-Kun]

Not an adult but im in high school and have so much work to do constantly that i never have time to cube anymore. After school and on weekends im too tired to get my cubes out sadly

 

[Swagrid]

I used to work 6-6, 3 days. Of course, just cube on the off-days. But nowadays I've found an incredible workaround known as "unemployment"

 

[cubenerd74]

I used to work 6-6, 3 days. Of course, just cube on the off-days. But nowadays I've found an incredible workaround known as "unemployment"

I can't decide if this is sad or funny

 

[AhsanDaCuber125]

Well I’m in Middle School, which is easy. Most of my assignments, especially in Science, are very easy and short, and I can just take a break after I’m done and cube.

 

[Sombi McJunior]

I’m in high school. I leave at 6:20 in the morning and get home at 5:15 because of sports. So my dad’s day is only 30 minutes longer than mine, but he has a longer commute.

 

[m.ipg21]

Before the kids wake up (5am)
At lunch time
In between tasks

More than I probably should, but I really try to squeeze in solves.

Not seeking WRs, just improving my senior ranking times

 

[Isaiah Scott]

I’m in high school, wake up at 5, out the door by 7:10
On days that I don’t have band after school, I get home around 3 and on days that I do have band I get home around 5
I try to get between 30 minutes-1 hour dedicated to cubing per day, but that depends on how busy I am
Tomorrow is Election Day and I don’t have school, so I’m going to have a lot more cubing time

 

[Sombi McJunior]

I’m in high school, wake up at 5, out the door by 7:10
On days that I don’t have band after school, I get home around 3 and on days that I do have band I get home around 5
I try to get between 30 minutes-1 hour dedicated to cubing per day, but that depends on how busy I am
Tomorrow is Election Day and I don’t have school, so I’m going to have a lot more cubing time

You spend 2 hours to get ready in the morning? Or do you have stuff to do in the morning

 

[Bingus cuber]

I also have this problem. I am only 12, but I wake up at 6:30 every day, and go to bed at about 9-9:30. I often have band or something after school, and even if I don't I usually have homework. When I have free time, I am usually too tired to cube.

 

[arbivara]

I can't decide if this is sad or funny

(Off-topic) This reminded of Odd Todd's Laid Off Series, which I used to find hilarious. Probably some of it is still available on YouTube

 

[Isaiah Scott]

You spend 2 hours to get ready in the morning? Or do you have stuff to do in the morning

I shower, watch some TV to get myself awake, make coffee (the thing that determines how my day goes depends of if I have this or not), I do any homework that I haven’t done, make my lunch, maybe do some cubing

 

[Renslay]

I work as a software engineer. Sometimes when I need a mental break I do a few solves. Other times when it's near the end of the working hours and I'm finished with a task but it does not worth to start a new one, I do a little more cubing before I'm off to home.

On the other hand, there are sessions when I don't even touch the cube for weeks, especially when I'm mentally drained of work. At home I spend my free time with my family.

 

[Filipe Teixeira]

I do some different events from time to time just to be assure I didn't forget many algs (3x3,4x4,5x5, megaminx, skewb, pyra, 2x2)

but I've been using all my free time to learn 3d modeling using blender

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

My weekday starts at 6:15 (except for Tuesdays and Fridays, when it starts at 6:45), get to school by either 7:20 or 8:10 depending on the day, by bus, bike or car. School until 3:30 usually, get home, study until 7:30, eat dinner until 8:15 (my parents yap) and by that time I have just 45 minutes left for myself. Insomnia means I'm in bed by 9 in order to fall asleep by 10:45.

Sunday is an all-study day (save for church), so Saturday is really my only "free" day, assuming I don't have to get dragged along with my parents to one of their numerous events or errands.

Free time is a joke.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

this is why I am really trying to improve before high-school. I am home-schooling right now and my schedule is very flexible. But that is all going to change next year, and I am kind of scared because I am not really good at my time management skills, so I might have a hard time juggling everything. I am thinking I might not have time to cube, and I will get worse. I haven’t heard good things about high school so it is intimidating for me. Is this thinking all too negative?

 

[ruffleduck]

I'm an undergrad now and despite wanting to come back to cubing...I just can't lol. With my limited time I prioritize my other hobbies of math, programming, weiqi/go, chess

 

[Snigel]

I mostly cube while commuting or when I need my hands to do something while my brain works on something else. Simply always having a cube in one's bag makes a big difference! No world record will be broken like this, but slowly making progress, occasionally learning new things and having fun is certainly possible.

 

[unirox13]

Working full-time is really what forced me to switch from speedsolving to collecting and figuring out how to solve more complex puzzles. I could get the same level of satisfaction from just one solve. Solving a more complicated puzzle often takes longer, but I could do it far more casually. Before dinner, or during an evening cool down before bed. I'd still be able to watch TV and what not, but figuring out and solving something far more difficult than a standard 3x3 gave me just as much satisfaction and feeling of accomplishment. Complex puzzles are what have kept me motivated to keep solving. I still throw in the occasional avg12, but I don't put nearly as much stress on myself to improve those times.

 

[turtwig]

I'm in university and there are times where I can still practice a decent bit (although it would've probably been better if I spent that time studying). Currently I'm working 8-6 in an internship so I have basically stopped seriously cubing, maybe I'll cube a bit once or twice a week, especially if I happen to be watching some TV on the side. Definitely no time for serious practice. I expect once I start working full-time, I'll probably drop it for the most part. Hobbies come and go and I think it's a good thing when you have to drop old hobbies because you have more important things in your life. When I started cubing in 2015 (I can't believe it's going to be 10 years soon), it will still relatively easy to do well at competitions and even in national or world rankings without being too serious about it, but that time is long gone. Without chances of achieving anything particularly significant, it's basically just become something I can do to relax if I find myself with free time.