Stage: 3

Session number: 19

Average n-back: 2.95

I seem stuck and am not getting beyond 3.0. I don’t know if it’s simply a limited memory issue or if I’m going about it the wrong way. I know some people lean toward intuition while others come up with effective strategies. Any strategy I try doesn’t work for me, and yet others are posting higher scores. I’ve read that it’s not really about scores but about training continuity and development. Still, it’s not fun to be stuck at 2.95-3.0. Does anybody out there have tips for a situation like mine? See also my related comment to Mateusz, Stage 3, Session 15. –Wayne

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Stage: 3

Session number: 15

Average n-back: 4.9

I jumped from 3.95 to 4.9 in one session merely by changing method.

Before that session I was trying to remember whole sequence as one and discarding one block/letter at a time. For example on n=4 and sequence A,B,C,D,E,B,G,D I would remember
1. A B C D
2. (A) B C D E
3. (B) C D E B [MATCH]
4. (C) D E B G
5. (D) E B G D [MATCH]

Now I split sequence into two subsequences. For above example I remember:
1 (A B) (C D)
2 (A B) (C D) (E)
3 (A B) (C D) (E B) [MATCH]
4 (C D) (E B) (G)
5 (C D) (E B) (G D) [MATCH]

For N=5 I split sequence into two subsequences 2 and 3 blocks/letters long, alternating between 2 and 3.

And now I feel pretty comfortable on N=5 and sometimes stay on N=6. However I feel like I’m cheating a little bit ;>. I hope new method doesn’t make my training less effective. What do you think?

Mateusz

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