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Welcome 2021 and Reflecting Back On 2020

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Welcome 2021 and Reflecting Back On 2020  For all of us, 2020 will be an unforgettable year. This year, COVID happened. The virus originated in Wuhan and, (somehow) made its way to the whole world. We all wore masks to survive. I, for one, stayed home for at least six months. Today is the 3rd of January, 2021 and I am very happy because of the new year. This is because, as it is rightly quoted, " The New Year stands before us, like a chapter waiting to be written." and also because it brings new hope to the world. People are hoping that COVID will finally end in 2021 so that it will be a better year. With all the good news surrounding 2021, including the new vaccines, it really brings joy and hope to the world. In self isolation, all we could do was stay at our homes and hope that COVID ends. We felt like we had no purpose. But then when people started working from home, they felt that they were doing something, not just sitting at home and hoping for the best. They made a di
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Cubing - My New Hobby

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Cubing - My New Hobby  About a month or 2 ago, I found my Rubik's Cube laying around. At that time, I had forgotten how to solve it. I searched online and found a YouTube video which properly explained it all. I started solving it repeatedly to remember the process. After some days, I started timing my solves. I also watched YouTube videos on how to get faster and one of the key concepts was practice. So, I started practicing everyday and eventually got faster. When I started out, I could solve it in about 2 minutes. Within a week or so I improved my times to about one and a half minute. I was very happy when I got my first solve which was under a minute. After that, I found out that there was and advanced method to solve the cube called CFOP . I started using the method and for a week, my times remained the same. But after some time, I could get almost all my solves in about 40 to 50 seconds. I started practicing more and searched how to get faster. I started using the concepts an
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