Session number: 2

Average n-back: 5.4

So i’m back on track. Was able to go up to 6n on the first exercise and to 4n in the second. I’m exercising daily, keeping my brain active with chess, go, logic and math, reading lots, sleeping well. I’ve cut down on coffee (from 4 cups a day to 2) and drinking green/black tea instead, and lots of water. I’m feeling great. Wide awake, active, and im starting to notice improvements in memory… I feel quite agile and am very motivated

Thanks for the great program!

MindSparke Working Memory Training

This post was submitted by Miguel Guasch.

Session number: 34

Average n-back: 3.8

Note to self: After returning to a game after a significant break, remember to reacquaint yourself with the controls.

MindSparke Brain Training Software

This post was submitted by Robert Dawson.

Session number: 23

Average n-back: 3.1

Had a slow start today which is why n-back dropped from 3.6 back..but also feeling like my brain had lost the feeling/instinct for the n-back 3 and also n-back 2 when I did them..my attention span lasted the first rounds of a block and then it seemed to stray and subsequently I got muddled up…interesting…interested to know what changes are going on in my brain..I am allowing it to figure out new ways of coping with n=4 as it seems I need a different strategy than for n=3 and that seems to mix me up in the mean time but..let me be patient and see what methods my brain comes up with..

MindSparke Brain Fitness Software

This post was submitted by nale.

Session number: 22

Average n-back: 3.6

I find that staying in the moment, simply being curious and allowing my brain to find new ways of operating is my best method of breaking new ground in my ability to progress. By giving up thoughts of “I have to improve my n-back” or “I have to try harder”, I am able to discover new ways of brain operation and ability which is the sweetest gift and benefit of Brain Fitness Pro. There are lots of parallels with other areas of life..in particular, learning new activities, learning and mastering new skills or new levels of existing skills.

MindSparke Working Memory Training

This post was submitted by nale.

Session number: 20

Average n-back: 3.4

completing brain fitness pro while my mind is firmly in ‘right brain’ creative mode works 100 times better than before. With the meditation and then visualising for example, a beautiful piece of nature e.g. a shell, allows me to stay in right brain mode for each block and stay in the moment, which reminds me a lot of the optimal performance state for music performance (and probably for other types of performance too). Wow, this session really linked the brain training pro with my other kinds of brain training e.g. neurofeedback etc.. optimal performance training ideas and so forth.

MindSparke Working Memory Training

This post was submitted by nale.

Session number: 12

Average n-back: 2.5

Had a very good start – went from n=2 to n=4 in 3 blocks and then hovered at n=3 for a bit then lost the focus and ability to mentally visualise and aurally represent the patterns…got mixed up mentally every time I switched between n=2 and n=3 and even bombed out on some n=2 sessions..arg…mental stamina here we come. Somehow feeling wooly headed today..perhaps cos of lack of sleep and on the edge of the flu/a cold..all this seems to affect mental agility:) surprise, surprise!

MindSparke Brain Fitness Software

This post was submitted by nale.

Session number: 11

Average n-back: 2.7

Exciting session today..started at n=4 and spent a lot of time jumping then between n=3 and n=2 but getting several n=3 sessions in a row. Felt that n=3 was making sense to my brain and i could keep track of the visual and auditory patterns in a sliding fashion to gain better accuracy. At the end, felt like i could do that for a bit at n=4 too! strange feeling..it seems somehow obvious that my brain can/could cope with such memory work in an active fluid environment. In fact the joy of being in the moment of doing these exercises is now becoming more of the point than ‘trying’ to always better my score. Staying in the moment works a million times more effectively in managing and improving at the exercises.

MindSparke Working Memory Training

This post was submitted by nale.

Session number: 10

Average n-back: 2.5

Secret to improving is (I think)not to be ‘trying’ to improve, instead to stay in the moment in each block and let all else fade into the background. I could feel how that really helped, especially when changing between n=3 and n=2 which notoriously messes me up. I can notice a conscious decision in my everyday life, to stay in the moment and that I am acknowledging to myself how important it is to be in the ‘now’ totally and not only with half my attention. Which is a very good thing. I notice that I was getting lazy about being totally in the ‘now’ and instead tending to try and multi-task between the present with thoughts about the past and future in my head at the same moment:)

MindSparke Brain Training Software

This post was submitted by nale.

Session number: 32

Average n-back: 3.30

My best session so far. The best advice is not to get discouraged on level 3. It is constantly 2 steps forward 1 step back 2 steps forward 3 steps back process. I am finally over 3 every time but it took a lot of sessions, with a few cuss words, to get to this point. Good luck!

MindSparke Working Memory Training

This post was submitted by Aaron.

Session number: 9

Average n-back: 3

Hi,

If I miss a few days of training, is it worth doing a few more sessions for the next day possible?

Will this help or just be too much?

Many Thanks,

Ed

MindSparke Working Memory Training

This post was submitted by Ed Butt.