When I first started, I was seeing my BFI improve steadily. It peaked at 118% versus my original BFI.
Now I’m seeing it trend down. I’m at 95% versus my original BFI. I’m at Stage 4, and I’m getting a lot of tough new tasks such as colors for visual sequences and tones for auditory sequences. A lot of my scores on these sequences are low, but if I go back to Stage 3 then I am still able to get really good scores.
Is it normal for BFI to go down? How can I get back to my previous level and beyond?
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It was recommended to me to try doing both stage 3 and 4 at different times of the day. Then I began to make some progress is stage 4.
Stage 4 is harder, just as Stage 3 was significantly harder… it is not fun to think you may have reached the limit of your ability to progress. I asked Martin about this, and he thought further progress was possible for most people, but required more effort and patience than at earlier stages.
I was discouraged for a while, but then put this in perspective. At some point I realized that doing this work is a meaningful part of the routine of my day, and stopped worrying about the upper limits to my intelligence training. My scores are going up (pretty slowly!) in Stage 4 now.
Julian
Thanks for the feedback Julian. It wouldn’t bother me so much if I was close to my peak BFI, but my BFI is down about 12% from the high and I can’t get it to go back up.
I did a little better with the tones today, but I only gained 1 point in BFI. This gets me right back to where I was the last time I trained.
What else could effect your performance? Lots. Nutrition, sleep, and meditation are really important to how you do.
It’s possible your brain is just protesting. A fine line between trying, trying too hard, and real focus and concentration.
Good luck!
Julian
just keep at it and it will improve. The sounds were my Achilles Heel but now I’ve mastered them.