You should remember that every time you learn something new and incorporate it into your solves, it will slow you down at first, but the more you practice it, the faster you will become at the long run. This is the effect of climbing "The Mountain" which you should repeatedly learn then practice. As described first by Noah and later on by Feliks Zemdegs.

To become faster you need to Learn Something new -> Practice it, whilst making your solves slower until you fully incorporated what you learnt -> Become faster -> Rinse and repeat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZFl5-evI6E https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/interview-with-feliks-zemdegs-2018.71209/