Session number: 7-8
Average n-back: 6.10
Duration (min.): 40
Hi there BFPro Community:
Goal setting makes life better. By setting manageable, actionable, specific, and time-limited goals we build confidence and motivation. About three weeks ago, I set a goal for myself to complete 19 session of BFPro over a period of five weeks. And as of today I did it. I deserve credit for that, and I could probably do it again if I have to.
Goals are best when they are our behavior because we can control our own behavior far better than we can control our thoughts, feelings, or behavior of others. So I set a goal for myself, and I did it. But, I also asked some questions and made some predictions:
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ULTIMATE GOAL: 19 sessions of BFPro over the next 35 days. More is fine. Done.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
a) Will my g improve?
b) By how much?
c) Will my mean n-back improve?
d) By how much?
e) Will my highest n-back block improve?
f) By how much?
PREDICTIONS:
a) My g will improve…
b) … from 810 to 840 on the TRI52!
***This will be determine this weekend. Stay tuned!***
c) My mean n-back will improve…
d) from 6.55 to 6.90!
***Over the last 19 sessions my highest mean n-back for a single session reached 7.20, whereas my highest mean n-back for a single session previously reached 6.55. Thus my mean n-back did improve, and by more than I expected!***
e) My highest block will improve…
f) from n=8 to n=9!
***This did not occur. My highest block remains n=8.***
NULL HYPOTHESES:
I will not reach a TRI52 score of 840.
***Stay tuned***
I will not reach a mean n-back of 6.90.
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I will not reach n=9 for even one block.
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Here’s how it went today.
n=6, misses=3, I know that blaming makes me feel helpless…
n=6, misses=3, …so what can I do to change the situation…
n=6, misses=3, …and to make myself feel better?
n=6, misses=3, Congratulations Shaun on maintenance.
n=6, misses=2, Congratulations Shaun for persistence.
n=7, misses=4, Congratulstions Shaun for maintenance.
n=7, misses=3, Congratulastions Shaun for the effort!
n=7, misses=3, Congratulations Shaun for the quiescence.
n=7, misses=3, Congratulastions Shaun for concentration.
n=7, misses=4, Congratulastion Shaun for the effort!
n=7, misses=4, Yeah, this is frustrating…
n=7, misses=6, …but it’s not the end of the world…
n=6, misses=4, So what if I don’t get what I want…
n=6, misses=3, …it’s not the end of the world…
n=6, misses=8, …and not a reason to blow up…
n=5, misses=4, Why am I swearing?
n=5, misses=3, I feel frustrated, and things aren’t going…
n=5, misses=4, …the way I would like, but I can cope…
n=5, misses=4, …with the situation…
n=5, misses=5, I want to be accurate.
Mean=6.1, How often has this really happened?
This post was submitted by Shaun Luttin.