> But you don't gain anything much from learning to solve them either. It is very useful to be able to solve the cube yourself. This allows you to start from

> But you don't gain anything much from learning to solve them either. It is very useful to be able to solve the cube yourself. This allows you to start from a solved state easily, and then experiment with different patterns, move sequences, etc. I was not one of those people who could completely track the state of the cube in my mind. But it was easy for me to see what I've done if I started from the solved state.