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Can you give me some tips about your niche hobby? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Tikiporch@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Maybe something you learned the hard way, or something you found out right before making a huge mistake.

E.g., for audiophiles: don't buy subwoofers from speaker companies, and don't buy speakers from subwoofer companies.

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Haha, when I first learned beginner we were switching cores on 2-3 different no brand Chinese cubes! I've not gone for a signature cube yet, but basic GAN/moyu/yuxin cubes today are just so much better it's unbelievable! Yeah, it's probably mostly prioritising cubing Vs other things and then when I do put the time aside I get tempted by bigger cubes/megaminx puzzles. Honestly 9x9 or teraminx can be a lot less intense!

The fact we're the same age might spur me on a bit again. Drilling algos for muscle memory I'm fine with - I probably just need to dedicate a month to the cross, it was just so so much easier when I could sit for 4-5 hours straight with no real responsibility and drill cube lol.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

9x9!! I've not gone past my Moyu 4x4 yet. 😅 All my money so far has been on finding a great 3x3 🥲 But I have been eyeing a 5x5, so maybe I'll give it a go! Megaminx just blows my mind, I've not even looked into that at all. 🫣

The fact we're the same age might spur me on a bit again.

Yeah buddy! Let's go. 💪

Drilling algos for muscle memory I'm fine with - I probably just need to dedicate a month to the cross, it was just so so much easier when I could sit for 4-5 hours straight with no real responsibility and drill cube lol.

I feel this. It wasn't easy with two kids and work. Lots of late nights, and solving while in remote meetings at work; during working from home while I was supposed to be working 😅; at the office during breaks, lunch... Putting in a lot of YouTube hours on the topic. Ugh. There's a cost other than money to a hobby, eh... 😁