Your Parents and Cubing

akshayzave said:
parents think it is stupid a waste of time once you can solve it, i am under 15 secinds but they wont let me get a pyraminx or a new 2 by2 i only have a rubiks brand 2by2. Also i wouldnt even have my weilong if my friendhadnt given me his old one
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suck it up haha, save your own money, at least you have a cube.
 
akshayzave said:
parents think it is stupid a waste of time once you can solve it, i am under 15 secinds but they wont let me get a pyraminx or a new 2 by2 i only have a rubiks brand 2by2. Also i wouldnt even have my weilong if my friendhadnt given me his old one
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Lol, all of my cubes bar one are second or even third hand :-p

At least it takes me less time to break them in.
 
Help!My parents do not encourage cubing and think its a waste of time.

Hi Guys,

I really need help because my parents do not encourage speedcubing at all.They think it is a waste of time and it doesn't make me spatially smarter.Do you guys have any ideas on how to convince my parents cubing is a hobby and maybe encourage me a bit.I really wonder what their reaction is when I say that I want to go to a comp?

Nicholas

Skype:nick4nick6
 
Of course it's a waste of time. It's a hobby. Same as playing video games, watching TV, reading, painting, building models, collecting stamps, gardening, etc. All of these things are a waste of time but we do them because we enjoy them.
 
Nick4nick6 said:
Hi Guys,

I really need help because my parents do not encourage speedcubing at all.They think it is a waste of time and it doesn't make me spatially smarter.Do you guys have any ideas on how to convince my parents cubing is a hobby and maybe encourage me a bit.I really wonder what their reaction is when I say that I want to go to a comp?

Nicholas

Skype:nick4nick6
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Do you have other hobbies? What do your parents think about them? Maybe ensure them that you will finish your homework and do well in school if you're cubing. Your parents probably have good intentions, but don't realize that it is a worthwhile hobby.

AlphaSheep said:
Of course it's a waste of time. It's a hobby. Same as playing video games, watching TV, reading, painting, building models, collecting stamps, gardening, etc. All of these things are a waste of time but we do them because we enjoy them.
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If you're enjoying it, how is it a waste of time?

Obviously you have to set priorities, and make sure you aren't cubing so much that it is negatively impacting your life, but otherwise, hobbies are great.
 
My Dad was not thrilled when I first started cubing, I think he thought it was something that would take away from my school work. He turned into a big supporter of mine when I was able to show him that it did not affect my grades, and that I was getting better at it.

If your parents think that cubing is more distraction than helpful, make sure to tell them that it is the kind of hobby where in high school you can organize competitions at your school, either unofficially or officially if you can get a delegate involved. It looks great on a college application, and I have a line about cubing on my resume, and at a recent interview I did for a new position I was flat out told by the hiring manager that they kept my resume in the keep pile in part because of the line about cubing. Potential employers love cubing, because for them it shows that you know how to problem solve through a difficult problem, and that you are dedicated enough to learn a new task, even a difficult one.

Tl;dr You have to meet your parents halfway. They are concerned that cubing may affect your grades going into high school. Show them that you will manage your time well and still get your school work done, and also tell them that college applications and especially future employers are very often impressed by using cubing as a way to differentiate yourself. That's the kind of stuff parents like to hear, and it also very much happens to be true as well.
 
Of course it is a waste of time in common sense! Just like any Hobby is. There is a video by a guy called "Thooorin" that is called "gaming is a waste of time". Its held pretty general and you can probably use his Ideas for cubing too.

I would think these are some things which are benefitial in both gaming and cubing-sense:
1. Competition helps you to develop self confidence
2. Its a Hobby in witch you use and to some degree train your brain instead of passively consuming
3. If you really get deep into the community you can maybe build up friendships or at least contact to other Cubers
4. Cubing is pretty international so you will probably come into contact with people from different countries
4.1. For all who are no native english-speakers it will defenitely benefit your English skills

There are many more ideas you can find in Thooorins video. But writing down all these would take some days.

I hope i could help you a bit,
Kilian.
 
cmhardw said:
My Dad was not thrilled when I first started cubing, I think he thought it was something that would take away from my school work. He turned into a big supporter of mine when I was able to show him that it did not affect my grades, and that I was getting better at it.

If your parents think that cubing is more distraction than helpful, make sure to tell them that it is the kind of hobby where in high school you can organize competitions at your school, either unofficially or officially if you can get a delegate involved. It looks great on a college application, and I have a line about cubing on my resume, and at a recent interview I did for a new position I was flat out told by the hiring manager that they kept my resume in the keep pile in part because of the line about cubing. Potential employers love cubing, because for them it shows that you know how to problem solve through a difficult problem, and that you are dedicated enough to learn a new task, even a difficult one.

Tl;dr You have to meet your parents halfway. They are concerned that cubing may affect your grades going into high school. Show them that you will manage your time well and still get your school work done, and also tell them that college applications and especially future employers are very often impressed by using cubing as a way to differentiate yourself. That's the kind of stuff parents like to hear, and it also very much happens to be true as well.
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I will look at that video and see what you mean. Balancing time is very essential as I know. Thankyou for the advice.
 
My parents encourge me to cube and bring me to comps, they also occasionally ask me if I beat any pbs and what I average :) They do get annoyed when I cube way too much or I cube while they're talking to me though...
 
hi! im still pretty new to cubing, (my pb is 1 muinet 7 seconds)

my mother thinks RUBIK'S BRAND is the best even tho is sucks! and she thinks that all cubicle cubes are sucky knock offs! how do i convince her that the cubicle has the BEST cubes?
 
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