Beating the Most Legendary WR - Interview with Mark Boyanowski

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1:32 When did you visit Varasano's PIzza (and other travel stories)
5:20 How did you start cubing?
11:05 What drew you to quiet events?
15:40 How did you learn 3 style?
16:53 What was your circle of blinders and friends like back then?
21:11 You started getting really successful in 2016 (NARs, Nationals Performance), was there a mindset shift or change in dedication?
|| MBLD ||
26:18 Where did you learn about Roman Rooms and the MBLD process?
27:17 What was your experience with realizing you had Aphantasia?
31:47 What was it like going for and getting MBLD NAR?
41:42 Was 2018 when you first really felt WR was within reach?
43:59 If Shivam beat you to WR, would you have continued practice for WR?
47:32 Knowing any attempt could be WR, is there anything you would do to mentally prepare yourself prior to competing?
53:16 What was it like getting WR?
54:50 Were there any particular challenges in improving? (+ Review system discussion)
59:13 Multi and FMC are two of the hardest mindset events, how do you overcome failures? (+ Mindset discussion)
1:10:10 Your multi attempts back then had comparatively much faster memo at the expense of slower execution, was your improvement mostly focused on memo? (+ How much to review?)
1:19:52 What was the worlds 2019 podium experience?
1:26:24 What was it like winning NAC 2022? What changed after to make you stop practicing multi?
|| FMC ||
1:31:06 Prior to DR, how would you go about improving with blocks?
1:36:44 You barely missed podium at worlds 2017, is there anything you focused on prior to for preparing for a championship FMC round with blocks? (Same for Multi that year)
1:40:36 In your mind, had you been working towards FMC WR when you got it? What were the solves like?
1:51:30 How did DR emerge into your and everyone else's solves? (Includes discussing the limits of MBLD)
1:59:22 How did HTR every solve emerge into FMC? Why were people convinced it would be the best approach?
2:04:20 Do you like FMC more now or back in 2019 and before?

2:08:03 What else do you like outside of cubing?
2:09:35 What was it like transitioning from college to working?
2:13:46 What was your favorite competition?
2:16:56 Favorite cubing accomplishment?
2:19:42 What role will cubing have going forward in your life?
2:22:26 Explain the "tank" picture
2:25:07 Why did you eat a stick of butter in one minute?

Background Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHR1RIoqwC3PzxbC0t157UBCfXEOKPKFS&si=mfNHtBxSrijXFEUF