Using Your Brain While Cubing (It Works)

[ChrisBird]

Hey Everyone,
This is a video I uploaded, and I wanted your opinion on it.

Do you agree? Disagree?
Why or why not?
Should be be expected to figure stuff out on their own, or should they be spoon-fed everything?
Is using your brain while cubing really necessary?

Note: I am not saying anyone in particular here is not using their brain, all I am saying is that many people blindly follow tutorials and never actually learn what's going on (especially Youtube people)

Also, please comment/criticise the content of the video, I'd rather not have another thread about the 5AC, or whatever. Hopefully that isn't bad of me to ask.

~Chris

 

[aronpm]

Good video.

Anyway why/how could someone disagree with you? What would their argument be, "I'm too stupid to think so please think for me"?

 

[ChrisBird]

Good video.

Anyway why/how could someone disagree with you? What would their argument be, "I'm too stupid to think so please think for me"?

Someone might argue that in general the new cubers should be treated as sheep and given 100% of all information needed and guided down a specific path. One might try and argue this from a "not learning bad habits" point of view or a "getting good, fastest" point of view.

However, as you can tell from the video, I don't agree with that side, so I couldn't properly argue for it.

~Chris

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Hey Chris, can you generate algorithms for all cross possibilities for me? I'm having the hardest time figuring out how to do it! I saw in videos that I had to figure it out for myself and that's just not possible! I've memorized all the F2Ls, OLLs, and PLLs but I can't even do the first step!

 

[xXzaKerXx]

I'm one of those people who can't for the life of me figure out a solution, but when I search for it, I'll go: "Ohh...WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF IT BEFORE!!!"

I think when you get one of those questions, you should give a hint to him/her to point them in the right direction, and let them figure it out for themselves.

 

[Andreaillest]

I think a mixture of both is good. We can give all the advice we want, it's up to the cuber on what to do with it. Giving them a little nudge won't hurt. Though, I find it crazy how people ask help for some of the most insanley obvious things ever. So ya, a little help is good, but spoon feeding EVERY little detail is ridiculous.

 

[Dene]

Well the repetitiveness has gotten a bit better. You lost it at the end though.