• Welcome to the Speedsolving.com, home of the web's largest puzzle community!
    You are currently viewing our forum as a guest which gives you limited access to join discussions and access our other features.

    Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community of 40,000+ people from around the world today!

    If you are already a member, simply login to hide this message and begin participating in the community!

When will you stop cubing? (If you do)

Will you stop cubing?


  • Total voters
    90

3LEVAS3

Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2014
Messages
39
Location
New England
Hey,

Just wondering, when would/will you ever stop cubing? If so, why? Is it simply because there is not enough time in your life or it's just boring?

I'm never gonna stop :D a day without cubing is the day that I die... Just kidding, about the dying part, but I don't see myself stopping, do you?

L
 

Yarco

Member
Joined
Aug 5, 2014
Messages
22
Location
London, Ontario, Canada
YouTube
Visit Channel
Once my time on 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 all start to plateau and I've reached my goals, I'll give it up. I've had a lot of hobbies over the years but not stuck to anything for more than a couple months at most really. And I've already been cubing for about 3 months so far.

I will definitely stop solving daily at some point but I'd like to maintain it enough to at least stay sub-60.

90% sure I will abandon it to start playing a new PC game on a daily basis. Cubing is really just the most recent "game" I've gotten addicted to after StarCraft, Dota, CSGO, and Space Engineers. There's a good chance my amount of cubing will drop dramatically if I decide to pick up Guild Wars 2 on sale and play with my friend.
 
Last edited:

TDM

Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2013
Messages
7,006
Location
Oxfordshire, UK
WCA
2013MEND03
YouTube
Visit Channel
I told myself I'd quit at 20 when I first started. Then I said sub-15. Now I'm sub-15 and can't see myself stopping any time soon, but I definitely plan to reduce how much time I spend cubing.
 

Mike Hughey

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Jun 7, 2007
Messages
11,303
Location
Indianapolis
WCA
2007HUGH01
SS Competition Results
YouTube
Visit Channel
I've already cut back (although I've been through a burst of activity for the last few weeks). But I can't ever see totally stopping - I'm quite sure I won't go a year without a BLD solve for the rest of my life. (If nothing else, I need to do the negative time solve contest!) :)
 

rowehessler

Member
Joined
Nov 25, 2007
Messages
877
I dont think anyone really stops cubing, but everyone certainly loses some interest after a while...I've stopped competing but I still cube once in a while if i have nothing better to do. It'll always be a part of us.
 

Zyrb

Member
Joined
Jul 20, 2010
Messages
308
Location
Kansas
WCA
2010BRIG01
YouTube
Visit Channel
I've been cubing for 4 years, off and on after really after the first year. I don't think I can ever truly quit it. It has been such a big part of me that if I put down the cube and saw one 10 years later I'd still think to myself that I'm a speed cuber because when I see the cube it means something special to me.
 

JasonDL13

Member
Joined
Jul 6, 2014
Messages
303
Location
Canada
WCA
2014LEWI02
I enjoy Memory Sports more then Rubik's Cubes so if I ever get bored of MBLD or BLD I'll move to memorizing cards and numbers. However I have some goals I want to get down first:

-MBLD 10/10
-BLD Sub 2
-BLD Memo Sub 1
-~Sub 15 avg 3x3x3
-4BLD and 5BLD
 

ottozing

Platinum Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2011
Messages
3,289
Location
Canberra, Australia
WCA
2012MCNE01
YouTube
Visit Channel
Like Rowe said, I'll probably never 100% quit, but I certainly won't be going as hardcore as I am now when I'm in my late 20s or just whenever I lose that drive to practice. For now though, I've still got a fair few personal goals to go for in cubing.
 
Top