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If you can solve the cube, I'd encourage you to learn 3BLD. Or, solving a 3x3 blindfolded. Solving the cube was cool... Memorizing the cube and solving it and taking off the blindfold to see a solved cube, is really damn cool.

I remember my 1st attempt taking me 1/2 an hour to get a success, times have dropped, but it's been a while since I did it. I should fix that :)

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I've been working on 3BLD on and off for a while and it's amazing how with just a little training the feat does not seem so unattainable anymore. The technique is fascinatingly simple. I've successfully solved just the edges blindfolded and was beyond proud of myself.

I also learned that actively memorizing is extremely exhausting.

Work on the letter pairs. Have algorithms, do what works for you.

Any resources for learning Blindfolded 3x3? How long did it take you to learn it?

To first success? A month? Not sure.

The hard part is all up front. The first solve you do is the hardest, it took me 30m+.

I'd also recommend learning M2 over OP for edges. I used Noah's guide back when. M2 is so much faster, that unless you are going all the way to 3 style (which is a large jump) M2/OP is pretty optimal. If you've got more questions I'll try to scan every so often.

JPerm's youtube tutorial should hey you started.

The OP (old Pochmann) is a super simple method. Learning 3bld if you can already solve a cube is actually less work then learning to solve the cube at first

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