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  • Reached a plateau, please help!

    I'm stuck at the 10-20 second solve time range! Sometimes I get 6-8 and my best is 5 seconds, but that happens very rarely. Any tips to work towards consistent <15 solve times? I feel like I've not improved in so long. Sometimes I'll see a solution and automatically get it but most of the time I have several failed starts resulting in 15+ times. I also keep quitting on harder ones...

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    I am at around the same position where I usually get solves around 10-30 seconds and get the occasional sub-10 (around one in every 10 to 15 solves; my best solve is 6 seconds). Never give up You got this

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    • #3
      It is hard to relate to your problem, as your average time is considerably better than mine, but one thing I did that I believe saved a second or two, was the simple measure of hitting
      "carriage return" in order to submit, rather than going to the "submit" or "chcck" button.

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      • #4
        Thanks guys!! The space bar thing really helps I'm also trying to use the arrow keys more so maybe that'll cut down some. I think part of it is just practicing more to see patterns instantly

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        • #5
          kb83, it's funny to see "carriage return" instead of "enter." I wonder if our younger members even know what that means. Turnip-head, it sounds like you're already one of the fastest players out there, but we all compare ourselves to a handful of superstars rather than the thousands who are slower than us.

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          • #6
            Rasbury, I just checked the Enter button on my brand-new MacBook Air and was surprised to see that it is not labeled "Enter." It's labeled "Return." No lie.

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            • #7
              This is a fun tangent! I remember using a typewriter with a manual carriage return. You had to take your hand from the keys, and manually move the carriage back to the beginning of the next line. It was huge when there was a key that provided the carriage return on electric typewriters.

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