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Took me 5 days as well, though I might have spent more than an hour on it daily. I stepped away from the cube for about 4 years and was able to pick it up again

Took me 5 days as well, though I might have spent more than an hour on it daily. I stepped away from the cube for about 4 years and was able to pick it up again just from muscle memory. I now use the cube as a meditative practice. For 1-3 minutes, nothing in the world matters with the exception of solving the cube. Doesn't work well as a meditation tool when you start doing other cubes however, like the megminx. It just becomes a frustration device.

danielweber 10y ago
I now use the cube as a meditative practice Holy cow, you've put into words what I've been thinking and practicing. Thank you.
- jen729w 10y ago
  We have one in the office. My boss taught me how to do it - took about a week as everyone else has said. We do it when we're on long phone calls. It sounds like a distraction, but I find it actually helps me focus. It's just turning cubes from rote memory, paying slight attention to where things need to go. It's far less distracting than picking up the phone and firing up Twitter. (I was 39 when I learned, FWIW. Recommended to anybody.)
- kranner 10y ago
  Same here. I have one on my desk to solve whenever I find myself procrastinating out of anxiety. Not only does solving it quell the anxiety, it has helped me get better at detecting the anxious state before I get sucked into another, more distracting activity for relief.
  - heinwintoe 10y ago
    Same here. One problem thought is having someone else to scramble it again. Doing both scramble and solve by myself kinda feel like cheating.
    - kranner 10y ago
      You could leave it scrambled after finishing a solve. I would never be able to remember the scramble by the next session.
RBerenguel 10y ago
Same for me, I actually have mine (a relatively cheap speedcube) on my table at the office. When I want to clean up my mind, I scramble and solve it. I use Roux's method, which is surprisingly light to learn and satisfying to execute
- TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
  One day I will tackle Roux's method. I'm too comfortable in my ways.

danielweber 10y ago

I now use the cube as a meditative practice Holy cow, you've put into words what I've been thinking and practicing. Thank you.

jen729w 10y ago
We have one in the office. My boss taught me how to do it - took about a week as everyone else has said. We do it when we're on long phone calls. It sounds like a distraction, but I find it actually helps me focus. It's just turning cubes from rote memory, paying slight attention to where things need to go. It's far less distracting than picking up the phone and firing up Twitter. (I was 39 when I learned, FWIW. Recommended to anybody.)
kranner 10y ago
Same here. I have one on my desk to solve whenever I find myself procrastinating out of anxiety. Not only does solving it quell the anxiety, it has helped me get better at detecting the anxious state before I get sucked into another, more distracting activity for relief.
- heinwintoe 10y ago
  Same here. One problem thought is having someone else to scramble it again. Doing both scramble and solve by myself kinda feel like cheating.
  - kranner 10y ago
    You could leave it scrambled after finishing a solve. I would never be able to remember the scramble by the next session.

RBerenguel 10y ago

Same for me, I actually have mine (a relatively cheap speedcube) on my table at the office. When I want to clean up my mind, I scramble and solve it. I use Roux's method, which is surprisingly light to learn and satisfying to execute

TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
One day I will tackle Roux's method. I'm too comfortable in my ways.