Starting to learn 2x2 blindfolded following J Perm's tutorial. Day 2: I'm slowly getting the hang of moving pieces and moving them back during a sighted solve and I can sometimes close my eyes for one or two pieces in a row. Let's see if I can get the hang of it and if I can keep my brain on-task that long... #cubing
@sachac I know there must be some mnemonic, some "words" you can say to yourself, for the moves of the algorithms that can help you remember how to do them forward and backward. But personally, I have not learned of any mnemonic that I can remember very easily.
Also, I am really bad at recognizing patterns on the cube that would let me predict which algorithm to use in a given situation. I have to apply the procedure and see if it gives me the result. I can't imagine trying to do it blindfolded.
@ramin_hal9001 For algs, I haven't found anything better than just doing the alg slowly and then speeding up as they enter muscle memory. For pattern recognition, the tutorials tell you what colours to look for (ex: look for two corners of the same colour on one of the sides, put them in the back, then do this alg).
> "For pattern recognition, the tutorials tell you what colours to look for (ex: look for two corners of the same colour on one of the sides, put them in the back, then do this alg)."
@sachac yeah, I guess my problem is that I really only know 3 algorithms for the 3-cube, which is enough to solve it, but I should probably learn more if I want to solve it faster. I know all algorithms are basically "merging" of those basic 3 algorithms, but it limits my ability to recognize patterns and determine which algorithm to apply.
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