Went loci by loci, admiring the experience and sometimes imagining multiple scenes for the same group of numbers. I chose 102 digits to memorize because it seemed like a good amount. At the end, I got through them in the precise amount of time. I probably could have memorized many more digits. It was much more fun than it used to be in the past.

I forgot 873 because I couldn't recall what Slinky was doing in the first locus. It was also difficult to remember the last object. It feels like I have the opposite of the primacy and recency effect, lol. I also took very long to form the images. I should imagine just once and move on.

I am going to move faster by not imagining two different interactions: just go with the first association in your head.

5-min Names and Faces

I memorized one name per locus. I imagined the person from the picture inside the locus, imagined one image for the first name, and another for the surname. It was VERY difficult to come up with images for those names. I would have done better by simply doing brute force instead, lol. I noticed that I hate names & faces, but this only shows that that's probably the most important discipline for me to practice.

I couldn't recall that "Eric" actually encoded Erwijn, "Cria" encoded Krywosz, "Yoda" encoded Yashoda, and "Bass" encoded Bazolo

I'll keep memorizing one name per locus. For difficult ones, I'll break them down into two. Therefore, my method for the tough ones will be: the person from the picture interacting with four other images. This still doesn't sound very good though because it seems to generate too many images per locus.

Lower part is red first while top is black first. Loved it.

I'm trying to just get to higher levels so that I can practice more seriously

Just getting used to the sytem. I ended up placing black first at the bottom.

This time I did better. However, I'm feeling very unsure about what to do. The order of the blocks and the procedures are making me confused and waste time.

Make the conscious decision to follow a specific order of thoughts.

This time it was worse. I couldn't remember that the person 918 was pathfinder, so I lost a lot of time. I didn't even have time to memorize the last four cards. Decoding is kinda annoying as well, especially for picture cards. I didn't even have time to decode the last two cards.

I decoded the suit number 1 as club spade instead of spade club.

Idk, cards discipline is tougher than I thought.

I placed two words per locus. I tried to turn the second word into an action and the first one into a person/object when possible

When I tried to turn the second word into an object and the first into an action, I ended up missing the order. I also confused one word because the image wasn't close enough to the word.

For now, I'm gonna stick to always turning the first word into a person/object. I also should try to think of better images, and if I can't think of one close enough, then make two.

I couldn't recall that the person 224 was Neinhart. I was hesitant about whether 0 or 1 meant person/object. In general, though, it was a good practice. I'm confident in the system and found it pleasant

I took long to recall that 159 was Odalia Blight, and I also made a mistake when decoding which made me swap the suits and miss one pair of cairds. I believe this is especially problematic with picture cards. I was also trying to decode the cards as I looked for them, but I think this is too confusing.

I should spend the whole decoding time instead of trying to finish as soon as possible. Also, I'll need to practice decoding a lot on Anki. When decoding picture cards, I have to pay attention to the picture card's position as soon as possible as well. The best thing I could do is try to decode the whole pair in my head before picking it.

I tried to go as fast as possible, and I did end up passing through all the numbers.

I couldn't recall some images. They were just blank, like a specific person doing "something" or "someone" doing something to a specific object.

I noticed that the forgotten pegs were usually the ones that had the least processing during the visualization. They were the ones I thought very little about and that the action had little or nothing to do with them. I also noticed that imagining the person doing an action to itself in the locus tended to me more memorable if I made sure to leave the character's essence there, like some trait of the character must be used to determine the action.

I converted faster this time. I managed to get everything right. I'm already feeling comfortable with the system for Binary. This time I used the blinders, and I loved using them. I noticed that the fact I was placing 3 pegs per locus didn't bother me at all; in fact, the image even seemed more memorable. Also, instead of converting the first three binary digits into a decimal digit, I felt better by simply converting it to a sequence of "People" and "Objects," so I looked at "101" and thought "Object, Person, and Object" or "Person in the middle"

I forgot the first locus entirely, but then I tried to think more of it and the memory came back.

Idk why I experience the opposite of the primacy/recency effect

This time I went much faster and managed to recall every image from my 3-digit list quickly. Also, I didn't miss any bottom/top distinction! So I think I already got familiar to it.

I can't believe I misdecoded one image. That was my only mistake. Instead of decoding Hermes (430) as J club 10 club, I decoded it as J club 10 diamonds.

ALWAYS decode the suits first. Never skip them. Even if it's a picture card. Don't allow yourself to get confused. I'm also going to mentally speak in, and only in, English during decoding.

5-min Names and Faces

I started trying to use two images per name/surname. However, this quickly got too difficult, so I went back to using just one image per name/surname. Since I got all right this time, I got to the next level.

For some reason, I totally forgot deciding what loci to start with before memorizing. Also, I confused one memory palace with another, lol.

Keep relying more on your natural memory to remember the names. Yes, they're hard, but focus on simply creating close enough pegs and repeating a few times. If there's something you're sure you'll mess up, then add a modifier to the loci.

Since my mistake was an English one, I cheated and jumped to the next level.

Ughhhhh, I misspelled "Rhythm" as "Rythm"

It's still difficult to imagine abstract words when they come first. My current idea is to image the locus itself executing the word.

I quickly reviewed the first locus before decoding, and this did help me a lot.

I got confused with the digits once, and that made me waste time at the decoding. I also skipped one locus during memorization. I couldn't recall two people, so I missed 18 binary digits.

The BSE website is bad in the decoding part. From now on, I'll separate the pegs in the same locus with a space and the different loci with a breakspace.

I didn't even have time to ENCODE the last pair of cards.

I couldn't remember the second-to-last pair of cards because it was just the object "atoner" atoner and I didn't even had the time to visualize any scene since I was trying to grab the last pair of cards before the time limit.

This is too hard. I had thought of increasing the time, but I felt that 12 cards is just too few ones, so I must memorize it under 1 minute. Nah, screw it. I'm gonna give myself 2 minutes from now on. Also, I desperately need to practice cards conversion/decoding on Anki.

5-min Names and Faces

I created one image per name/surname. Then I tried to actively recall each one of them. When I created each image, I tried to find what I could forget about that name, and I focused on that aspect of the name, sometimes adding a modifier to remember it. This didn't feel as hard as it felt at first. The first review as an active one (hiding and trying to recall). The second one was just me reading all the words.

I only confused that because I didn't pay attention to the fact I could forget it. If I had thought, "okay, I gotta remember that the vowels here are all a, except for the second-to-last one, which is a u. In other words, I think I can remember the names if I simply pay attention to them and create an image that is like, "what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear this"

Okay, so my images aren't very close, and I'm actively trying to compensate that with my natural memory and reviews. Idk if this is indeed the best strategy. The first review as an active one (hiding and trying to recall). The second one was just me reading all the words.

I don't know. I had plenty of time left after I finished the whole list. There's a lot of room for improvement, which I hope to get as I climb the levels.

I always connected the scene to the locus in a physical way. All of them touch the locus.

I couldn't remember the person 438 and the objects 673 and 607 from my 3-digit list. Also, I couldn't recall 3 images in the loci. I also took longer than 10 minutes to recall a few images.

I think I found out the problem. The action should be determined by the PERSON, not the object. It was much easier to forget the person than the object being used. I don't think they necessarily need to touch the locus either; that seems to be something that I like to do, but may have no effect whatsoever except for taking time and creating less interconectedness between person and object. I try to make the action connect with the object and the locus, but I should make it connect with the person and the object!!!

I ended up going fast, but at the end I finished almost exactly in the right time

I accidentaly pressed the keybord right arrow, which makes BSE Memory website send you to the recall phase, but I only wanted to come back to the beginning. I couldn't recall one peg. I misencoded one peg. I misdecoded one triple of binary digits that referred to the code lists.

It went well, but I gotta take care with BSE website not to press the right arrow. If I hadn't pressed it, I would have reviewed at least the first image, and then I would get almost everything right. Also, I shouldn't keep going back and forward when encoding binary digits. Chill man, you're not skipping them. There's a greater chance of messing it up if you keep coming back and feeling uncertain.

I changed the memorization time 3 TIMES!!! The first two, it didn't work so I gave up when the recall began. It seems that you gotta change the settings and start from THERE, not come back. I just noticed that I DIDN'T climb to the next level. It seems that I shouldn't change the time at all.

When I tried to recall, I forgot to consider the color of the suits first

Before the recall starts, rehearse mentally: I must decode the VSE and then the Person/Object distinction

I tried to go as fast as I could. This was barely enough. I'm following the normal time

I misdecoded the first pair of cards and couldn't recall one peg. During encoding, I was struggling to visualize ubito uchiha, who was the peg I ended up forgetting completely

I just noticed that my biggest problem is in the encoding part, not decoding. I desperately need to get quicker at encoding. 2-card system is tougher than I thought. It's tough af.

I went as fast as I could and managed to recall all images from my 3-digit list. I did look back at a few loci just to make sure I wouldn't forget them. I had tried another trial before, but I gave up at the decoding because I hadn't even gone through all cards and was tired of failing to get to the next level over and over again.

Ok, I think I can certainly go faster. I noticed that I shouldn't feel unsure about my encoding. Sometimes I don't convert the cards into images as fast as I could out of fear. I shouldn't do that.

I went as fast as possible, imagining associations between the person and the object, not the locus. It was MUCH faster, and I even had time to go through half the digits. This is a very important lesson for me: focus on creating a strong association between the person and the object and let the association with the locus be done by your unconscious.

I couldn't recall that the object 896 was foppish wig, so I imagined the person fupochan. I misencoded 042 as sea urchin (046) and 752 as guilotina (751).

I should increase to 150. I've gotten two trials above 90% accuracy and one above 80%. I felt that I could have memorized many more digits since I managed to finish much earlier.

I only went through 12 cards and managed to encode all of them except the last two. I do feel that I'm going faster than previously.

I didn't visualize the last pair of cards, so I forgot it. Besides, I misdecoded two pairs, so I got a shitty result. I also couldn't recall that the person 704 is Akos Hu

I think that I should decode the last pair of cards first. Don't visualize it, just encode it into the image. Moreover, I really need to keep practicing decoding, but also encoding.

I ended up trying to grab the last two pairs

I remembered the grabbed cards incorrectly. Also, because I got too long to decode, I didn't get 14 cards right

Next time, I won't waste decoding time. Also, when grabbing the last cards, follow this reasoning: convert to the image and notice the color of the first card.

I went normally fast. I even had enough time to come back and check the first locus and the beginning of the second one. Also, there was a moment that I asked myself if I had read the binary digits wrong, so I came back just to confirm that, yeah, I hadn't read it wrong. Binary digits are very confusing, lol, but I never read them wrong. My uncertainty decreased since last time, though, so I'm getting better at trusting myself. Also, I'm realizing that, yeah, 3 pegs per locus seems to be the absolute best: the images are memorable and very well connected from inside.

I gotta increase it to 180! Yayyy. Also, keep taking care not to press the forward arrow on BSE Memory and don't doubt your binary reading: you are NOT skipping the digits, chill. Also, for numbers, I'm even more convinced that I should encode 3 pegs for locus using POP

I encoded 3 pegs per locus. I didn't even have enough time to go through all digits.

I forgot a BUNCH of loci, and I also couldn't recall some images from my 3-digit list.

I think I should try again using this method of 3 images per locus before I get a conclusion.

5-min Names and Faces

I created a single image for each name/surname. I had enough time to go through each one of them and review twice

I couldn't recall the end of "Erendira" because I could only recall "Eren."

Okay, maybe it would be better to imagine two images per name/surname instead of relying on my natural memory because, as the number increses, it won't be possible to recall through brute force only

I did as normal, but there were a few words I didn't know, so I used other ones that were similar. For instance, I didn't know hazelnut, so I imagined a hazmat suit giving me a nut "haz eu nut." I also made myself interact with the loci multiple times. That seems effective for when it's hard to visualize an object. Maybe I should do more of that in names and faces as well. I also had plenty of time. In fact, I reviewed all words. I also used my modifier Red X as -ed although it actually means Re-. Maybe I should change that.

I recalled thorn instead of thorns! I gotta start using my modifiers more

Make sure to imagine multiple things for plural or at least put a modifier there!

5-min Names and Faces

I created about two images per name/surname, and I didn't have much time left at the end. I struggled a lot to come up with an image for some names so it took longer. To remember that a name ended with an "a," I imagined an object, but feminine

I recalled "Ascharia" instead of "Ascharya" and I couldn't recall the last image, which encoded Rzig. The scenes were too crowded and confusing because of the lack of connection between the name-peg and the surname-peg. This also made me take longer.

I got two ideas. First, I gotta use modifiers to remind me of y, a, s, and ed. Also, I shouldn't memorize the names and surnames as separate: see them as a single long word. For instance, Pelle Rzig could be "Pele zig zag." This makes it easier for me to create a scene connecting the name and surname. This is important because I struggled to recall the surnames.

I think I created good images for all words. I had time at the end, so I reviewed.

For some reason, I forgot one of the reviewed pegs

Just like I noticed for names and faces, I should read the first and the second words as one long word. That is, before creating the image, I should read both first. The idea is to create a connection between both. Moreover, I'm thinking that maybe trying to visualize the whole scene at the same time may help me. Until now, I haven't thought of improving my visualization skills, but I think that I've been forgetting many pegs because they were out of focus when I imagined them (I noticed this because I often forget one but not the neighbor peg). By trying to visualize more vividly the whole scene, I can strengthen the connection between the pegs. Also, I need to practice my modifiers, like "ous" and "ity"

I went through all cards, but I didn't have time to memorize the last two pairs, so I only converted them into images. I'm disappointed at how bad my performance at cards is.

I totally forgot the first locus. Also, before starting the memory process, I forgot to read the lessons I learned in my last card session. Moreover, I misdecoded the last card that I grabbed by not paying attention to the fact the suits had the same color

I almost got this one right, and it's absurd that I forgot an entire locus like that. I need to visualize more vividly and spend more time with my scenes. Also, I can't forget to read the lessons from the previous session. I really do need to practice decoding

This time I tried to visualize the images better. I didn't even had time to review, but I didn't forget a single peg. They were all clear. I think that indeed what was missing was imagining the scenes more vividly since this fosters more processing. I also learned that I should alternate the angle: if there are multiple loci in line, then it's better that each of them is seen from a different direction, or else it can be confusing. Also, zoom in so that you can't see two of them at the same time, so that you can visualize them better

My mistake is normal for a beginner. I'm simply going to increase my short-term goal to 120 because I felt this was easier than it should be.

5-min Names and Faces

I tried to memorize all of them by reading the first and second name. However, this didn't help AT ALL. Also, I forgot to visualize the images vividly. I didn't even have time to memorize the last name, so I tried to go with brute force. I noticed that my performance fell drastically when compared with my last session, was it because of my break?

I forgot most scenes, and I didn't try to visualize more vividly. I forgot even the name that I tried to memorize through brute force.

Okay, forget about reading the first and second names together. They can't be joined. Also, don't forget to visualize vividly and add details. I think I should start looking for creating a database of name parts for international names because a bunch of them are only troublesome because I can't think of any word that contains those strange syllables.

This time, I read the first and second words together and tried to make the first word personify the second one as many times as possible. I tried using my modifiers every time I saw them as well. I took very long, so I didn't even have time left

I skipped one modifier when decoding and forgot to place one modifier encoding. I also remembered "fidelity instead of "loyalty"

I think this is just a matter of getting used to modifiers. Moreover, I should try to go faster with words as well. Idk why I took so long this time; at least this showed that the reviews weren't important.

I tried to apply POP again to see if I would like to place 3 pegs per locus for numbers as I'm doing with binary digits. It took me very long, and I didn't even go through all digits.

POP SUCKS!!!! Go back to PO, memorizing 2 pegs per locus for numbers.

This time, when decoding, I decided to recall all the code triples first. This made me go through all loci first. This seems to be a great strategy for all disciplines because this is a type of decoding habit that improves accuracy, so I'll start decoding by first recalling one thing from all loci: the first card, the first digit, the triple code, the first name, the first word, etc. When I couldn't recall an image from my 3-digit list, I imagined the ones from my 2-digit one. I didn't have time to see the digits after the first 180 because of the time I wasted on the images I couldn't recall from my 3-digit list.

I couldn't recall my images for 524 and 405. Moreover, I skipped the washing machine locus.

My performance was great overall. I can't complain. Now I should just push myself to try to get faster.

5-min Names and Faces

I took too long to memorize just a few names.

I forgot one surname peg because it wasn't very well connected to the other image in the scene. I also didn't have the time to encod the name of the last person. I misdecoded one name and one surname as well.

This discipline SUCKS. I'm feeling that I'm ending up creating very complex scenes and taking too long to think of something that is close enough (and failing at it)... I'm going to come back to my old strategy: think of the closest word you can think of and trust your natural memory. Also, go as fast as you can.

I did as normal, but it was too slow. I didn't have time for the last locus.

I misencoded 3 pegs. I also couldn't recall what image from my 3-digit list 736 was. I knew it was kumashi, but I couldn't remember its appearance. I skipped the door's knob locus.

The mistakes were okay. I feel like I could have gone faster. Now my goal is to go REALLY fast in this discipline.

5-min Names and Faces

I went through all names, creating only one image per name/surname. I didn't add any modifiers: only one peg per name/surname. I reviewed them all multiple times because I had time left. The names weren't very difficult, though.

Okay, I really should memorize only one image per name/surname.

I only went through 10 cards, but got them all right.

I forgot what person 096 was, which made me waste all the time.

I desperately need to practice more on Anki. My familiarity with my system's images is very low.

I tried to go as fast as I could and paid attention to the suffixes. I even had time to review all words.

I forgot an entire locus! Idk why that happened tbh.

I've done multiple attempts at 30 words with above 90% of accuracy, so I'm gonna cheat and place myself in the next level, just like last time.

I went very fast. For the last 12 digits, I only converted them, but didn't memorize. I held them in my short-term memory and typed them at first.

I forgot the first locus entirely, and the object of the second locus. I misencoded 2 pegs as well, 542 as Escargoon (074) and 674 as Fukurokuji (874).

This trial was awesome. Grabbing the last digits is a good strategy. I noticed that the strategy of decoding one info per locus at first is a silly idea for all disciplines but binary.

I LOVE BINARYYYYY!!!!!!! Omg, this one was SO GOOD. In my first trial, the software glitched and was skipping one triple when I pressed the forward arrow, so I restarted (I had already memorized one locus). Anyway, I went as fast as I could, which allowed me to memorize all digits. Even so, I still felt that I wasn't as fast as I could go since I didn't remember the person for 420 (Hyness), which took time.

I misencoded 100 as 011, which made me visualize Modem (313) instead of Moedor (314).

I'm gonna increase my short-term goal to 270!

It's insane how much I SUCK at cards. I simply can't remember the images from my list, for some supernatural reason.

I couldn't remember the people for 705 and 264. I misencoded the first pair as well, missing the first card.

You know what? I think I'm gonna use Memory League's Auto Advance.

I used auto advance this time, and I managed to memorize all cards!!!!!!

I misdecoded one pair and forgot one peg.

I MUST use auto advance for cards. I finally found the solution!!!

I went at a not so fast pace. I thought it was fast, but then at the end I rushed in and noticed I had been going very slowly.

I went too slowly. I couldn't recall some images from my list: objects 465 and 680 and people 813 and 397

I'm gonna change my rules: if I get at least 90% of accuracy, I'll increase the difficulty by 20%. My previous "2x80+1x90" would allow for very slow improvement: if you ever get at least 90%, you must increase the speed. I'm also gonna use auto advance on numbers because I think it'll help me get faster, which I'm having trouble with.

5-min Names and Faces

I tried to encode only one image per name/surname. I didn't have much time left at the end though.

I couldn't recall an entire locus and I didn't remember how to type a bunch of names.

I think it's normal for my performance to drop after a break. Tomorrow I'll be probably better. What I think is that I should go faster.

I tried using auto advance with binaries: it was HORRIBLE. It was so confusing.

I was fighting against the auto advance all the time because the time I spend with each triple isn't the same. I also couldn't momentarily stop it either, which made everything harder. When decoding, I changed the order of two loci as well.

Never use auto advance for binary discipline! Maybe a metronome would work better

I couldn't recall a few loci, but all the words that I recalled, I did correctly.

I think I should zoom in more. I didn't visualize as vividly as I should.

I used auto advance and went through all cards.

I couldn't recall Negev (278) from my 3-digit system. I also misencoded a pair of cards and another pair was placed in the wrong sublocus.

Really just try harder. What I know is that auto advance is very useful.

I tried cards again because I really wanna go to the next level

This time I made even more mistakes because I placed a peg in the wrong sublocus, which made me get other pairs of cards wrong

I just noticed this huge disadvantage of VSE when compared to VIS: it's much easier to make a mistake, and, if you make one, you may get a bunch of other cards wrong as well. Maybe I should try VIS at least once.

This time I tested VIS, and it seems that sometimes there are a BUNCH of images in the same locus. This sucks a little bit

I didn't have enough time to go through all images, but it was because my stress was blocking my memory of the pegs.

I was very stressed, and I didn't make any mistake because of VIS. I think it may indeed be a much better method.

I used auto advance with numbers this time

It was difficult to recall a bunch of images from my 3-digit system, and I totally forgot a bunch of loci

I'm not ready to use auto advance with numbers

This trial was better than the last one. Indeed, auto advance sucks with binary and numbers

I couldn't Turgid (146) from my 3-digit list, and I was struggling to recall many other pegs from my list, which made me slow. I only got through 210 digits. I misencoded one triple as well.

I desperately need to practice my system on Anki. I'll stop practicing numbers, binary, and cards to focus on Anki

5-min Names and Faces

I generated only a single image per name/surname, but didn't have time to review

I recalled all images, but the pegs didn't allow me to recall the names fully, so I misspelled a lot

Reviewing is useless. Maybe I should add more than just one image per name/surname, but through the story. The story details would allow me to recall particular features from the name/surname. (I just noticed I haven't created a single story so far in any trial in any discipline)

This time, I visualized as vividly as I could do.

The loci looked very vivid, but I still totally forgot 3.

Reviewing is extremely useless because it is never active recall, just rereading, so if you have time left, go back to the loci and try to visualize them better. Also, having very vivid loci didn't help at all, which proves one of my hypothesis: it's the connection between the pegs in the locus that makes it memorable, not the resolution of the mental image at the moment of encoding.

I was so hopeless that I didn't even bother checking if I had decoded the cards right. I only got through 12 cards.

I couldn't recall the images from my system. I misdecoded one pair. I didn't have time to memorize the last 4 cards.

I know what I need to do: practice Anki intensively. I'm gonna stop practicing numbers, binary, and cards for a few days. I'm going to go through ALL images from my system.

5-min Names and Faces

This time I tried to use the story to encode parts of the name/surname. This worked very well.

I couldn't recall one name and one surname. I mispelled two surnames and one name.

I noticed that my images for names and faces don't have much intra-connectivity: I imagine the person interacting with something that represents the name, and then I imagine them interacting with something that represents the surname. I'm going to change it to a kind of POP: person using/doing [name] on/to [surname]

I tried to review just the first ones at the end by looking at one word while hiding the second and trying to recall it.

I didn't recall 6 words and mispelled 3 words.

I'm lost, tbh. I got no idea what I should do with this discipline. Maybe I should try to generate stories to make the loci more memorable.

5-min Names and Faces

This time I tried to connect the name's image to the surname's image, like a POP or PPP. This was indeed better

I misspelled 5 names/surnames and didn't remember one name and one surname.

I think I know what I should do now. When memorizing, I should focus more on the name's writing: if my images don't spell the name 100% correctly, then I gotta make a mental note to remember the difference. That is, I gotta try to spot and do the conscious decision to remember that difference. Moreover, I'm noticing that some names are repeating, so it may be worth it to study the names and try to have some standard images for them or for their parts.

I didn't try to generate stories, but this time things went quite well!

I didn't remember one entire locus (2 words) and I misread flood as food when memorizing.

Now I'm going to cheat and move to the next level because my accuracy was above 90%!!!

I didn't forget any image from my 3-digit list this time! I also didn't review AT ALL, not even a single locus, before recall. I didn't have time to go through the last 30 binary digits though. I managed to remember all the pegs!!!

I misencoded two triples of binary. I think that was because I haven't memorized binary since May 21st.

I should push myself to go faster. If in the next binary trial I don't get at least 90%, then I'll start using a metronome for this discipline.

I didn't review at all. I managed to grab the last four words.

Among the grabbed words, two were misread. I forgot an entire locus, and I also didn't put the modifier for one word so I got it wrong.

I think this one went very well! Especially because it was after a break.

I remembered ALL images from my 3-digit list. I managed to go through all digits and even had time to review a few ones.

Should I try to make better connections between the pegs and the locus? Anyway, since the accuracy was 90%, I'm gonna increase it to 180!!!!!

THIS WAS SO MUCH BETTER!!!! This time I recalled all images from my 3-digit list. I even had to wait for auto advance to go ahead sometimes.

I made a mistake with VIS, so I swapped the suits of a pair of cards

I think I'm totally ready to go to the next level, but since my accuracy was below 90%, I'll just try again and see.

This time I didn't pay attention to recall time, so I ran out of time without noticing it.

I think I'm fine. Lesson: don't try again just to go to the next level because you'll probably mess things up. I feel ready to go to the next level, and I've been stuck on this one for too long, so I'll move to the next one

5-min Names and Faces

It was bad as always. I really suck at names and faces, especially after breaks. I didn't even had time for the last person because the names were all so tough.

The idea of noticing the differences is helpful indeed. I think I should try to make better scenes, maybe by connect the surname's peg to the locus better.

I forgot two loci, one isolated peg, and misencoded two words

I need to make the loci more memorable... Maybe looking from multiple angles? Idk. I'm also going very slowly. Should I use a metronome?

This time I tried to visualize the images from multiple angles. This didn't help at all

Okay, so it's better not to try to visualize from multiple angles. Let's try to connect the pegs to the locus then.

I went fast, but didn't even get to see all the digits. I didn't use the blinders

I misrecalled pluto instead of nina tucker. I didn't remember the first person and one entire locus.

Maybe I should review only the first locus. Also, I gotta use a metronome

5-min Names and Faces

I didn't use blinders. I made the name's peg interact with the surname.

I misspelled a bunch of names. I couldn't recall one name and one surname.

Most of my mistakes come from misspellings. I just had an idea!!! When I come up with the words, I should find the pegs by thinking of something that has a similar pronunciation, not a similar look! I need to SAY the names in my head. Read the syllables as if they were words in a book. For tough names/surnames, I should find one peg that starts with the first syllable and another peg that starts with the second syllable. If I can't think of one, then I could at least use the phonetic consonant pair, like "jef" to encode "jev." As an example, "Haines" is "Hi, Ness!" while "heini" is "Rei nitrogenado" or anything starting with "ni." "Emelina" would be "M linda," like a beautiful female M&M character. Forget the third name/surname's syllable. Focus on creating pegs for the first and second syllables through pronunciation.

I wasted a lot of time because I couldn't recall the object for 615. Btw, I totally abandoned VSE: VIS is indeed much better.

I didn't visualize one peg, misencoded another one because of VIS, and didn't have time at the end to see all the cards because of the image from my system that I couldn't recall

In my Anki reviews, it may be worth it to review all images alike

I went a little bit slowly, so I didn't have time to look at the last 60 binary digits.

Except for going slowly, I didn't make any mistake! I recalled all pegs accurately and easily.

I think I should use a metronome to force myself to go faster!

I used a metronome this time at 6bpm. It felt very fast although it seems slow from an external viewpoint.

I couldn't recall a bunch of people, but that was because most of those scenes didn't have intra-connection: the action was connected to the locus, not the person

Keep using a metronome and try to make the object connect to the person instead of the locus

5-min Names and Faces

I applied the method of trying to read the names and picking images that had the same syllables. This worked VERY well. This was the first time that I did well in names and faces just after a break!

I couldn't recall one individual name, and the rest was just misspelling

I believe all of my difficulty is that many of those syllables don't exist in Portuguese or in English, so I don't know any examples of them. I should create a database of foreign syllables! I've finally found the solution to names and faces!!!

I wasted a lot of time because I couldn't recall the object 820 quickly enough

Okay, I think I should step back, and then move forward. Using auto advance is very useful indeed. I'm going to decrease the number of cards to 16 again, and try until I get it >90% right.

I used a metronome, but it was difficult to follow its rhythm. I didn't get through all words. Also, most of the pegs were associated with each other instead of to the locus.

I missed a BUNCH of words: 16 pegs in total! The loci were totally blank

I just formulated a hyphothesis for why I'm forgetting the pegs in my words discipline: intra-connectivity is more powerful in numbers and binary because there's more processing to formulate the images. However, for words, there's no system whatsoever, and therefore the connection with locus is more important. This would explain why POP sucks for numbers, but is wonderful for binary. Moreover, it's probably set the metronome to beat every locus, not every peg

I grabbed the last 12 digits and used a metronome at 6 bpm

I couldn't recall a bunch of images from my 3-digit system, so I used their counterparts. I also forgot 9 pegs for some reason.

Okay, I was right: I need to review all images from my 3-digit system alike. I'm going to start building filtered decks at 0.8 sec of auto advance. It would take about half an hour to go through all 2222 images. Taking into consideration the delay because of the mistakes, then it's probably gonna take one hour, so I'll divide this practice into three, so that it takes about 20 min every day.

I used a metronome and grabbed a few digits at the end. I tried to go as fast as I could, but the metronome didn't help at all. In fact, I didn't even pay attention to it

Metronome sucks for binary. Keep trying to be fast, and you'll soon experience another breakthrough.

This one was very interesting. It did indeed go better than the last one.

I only made spelling mistakes and forgot 3 pegs.

I noticed that the forgotten pegs were the first words, and that they didn't interact with the locus. Maybe the best possible scenes, for any discipline, are those that have high intra-interactivity AND high locus-interactivity!

I recalled ALL pegs!!!! I didn't go through all digits because of lack of time, but I went through 252, and I recalled all the pegs correctly

I was struggling with a few digits during encoding. I was forgetting many code triples and needed to come back. I made 6 conversion mistakes/misreadings in total.

I used to convert the binary code by mentally noting "person/object only in the beginning/middle/end" or "only people/objects" This was very useful. For some reason, I stopped doing that and was trying to hold in my memory the whole 3-peg sequence, which is dumb since it requires more resources from the working-memory. I need to come back to that strategy. It was less demanding. If I solve this problem, I won't waste time checking, so I'll go much faster.

I went relatively well, but I'm kinda stuck in this discipline.

I couldn't recall 5 words. I didn't make any spelling mistake at all, though. Hadn't I made these mistakes, I would have gotten a 87% instead of just 78.

What about testing the immersive memory palace method with words? It's much faster, and it may help me develop better intra-connectivity AND inter-connectivity (connection between pegs and locus)

THIS WAS MUCH BETTER!!! I went faster than auto advance at first, but at the end I finished on time. I probably got slower as I went through the cards.

I misencoded audiotape as 111 instead of 119, so I picked the wrong card.

Now I'm gonna increase the number of cards to 18!!!

I forgot to use a metronome, and I didn't even have time for the last digits

I forgot TWENTY PEGS!!!! What the fuck? Why am I getting worse at this discipline???

I need to use a metronome. Also, should I test inter-connectivity again?

I went faster and managed to go through 50 words without grabbing any.

I couldn't recall 10 words, and I confused marble with column

I shouldn't review because I'm still forgetting words among the reviewed ones. Next time, try to connect the peg to the locus a little bit more and continue to use the immersive memory palace method. Let's define: marble is the thinker sculpture, column is a column, statue is the statue of liberty.

This time I tried to connect the object to the locus more. I used a metronome at 6bpm, and I managed to go through all digits before the time limit.

I couldn't recall a bunch of pegs. Also, I memorized 761 as Kitajima (716).

Okay, I changed my mind. Having a strong connection between the scene and the locus seems more important. Without it, it's almost impossible to remember the scene. If there's a connection, it's much easier. The hard part is the person: there is no way to recall it if it isn't already there. Next time, I'm going to try to choose the action based on the person by determining it before even picking the object.

I used auto advance and went through 18 cards. I recalled all images from my 3-digit list!

18 cards is currently the sweet spot. I'm gonna practice it again and see if I can increase it to 20. Also, maybe I should practice decoding more?

This time I tried to hold the code triple by thinking of a single thing. That is faster indeed.

I couldn't recall one entire scene and I skipped a locus.

Continue to use this code triple strategy. Let's just keep going. I'm suspecting that my worse performance may be caused by the breaks I took this week. I practiced for 2 days, then took a break, then practiced for other 2 days, and took another break. Maybe the best interval would be taking a break after 4 days of practice.

I followed a metronome, but I ended up having almost a whole minute to review.

I forgot a few pegs, but I got a relatively good accuracy

I'm not sure. I'm going to keep practicing this way: metronome at 6bpm and connecting the object to the locus.

I went fast, and even had time to review some loci.

I forgot a few pegs. I also misencoded a few digits.

My accuracy was exactly 90%. Since I had time to review, I think that's another reason to increase the difficulty. Now I'm gonna increase it to 330!!!

I applied the immersive memory palace method again. This was the first time I went through ALL 55 words. I didn't review at all, though.

I couldn't recall a few loci, and I also confused two words.

I just added another modifier: ice cap will be used every time I have the suffix -ice (vice instead of addiction or cowardice instead of coward).

I had the bad luck of connecting 5 images in a single locus: 1 object and 4 people

I couldn't recall some of the clustered people, and one person in another locus. I also couldn't recall that 347 is Margarida from my 3-digit list.

5-min Names and Faces

This is my BEST score in this discipline for this amount. I have no idea why I improved that much after such a long break. That's so weird. I managed to go through all names in the right time. I tried to create only a single image per name/surname, sometimes adding a modifier to specify the spelling.

I couldn't recall two surnames, and I misspelled one name and one surname.

I went fast at first, faster than auto advance, but later it felt faster

I couldn't recall one peg because I didn't connect it to the locus well enough. I also didn't pay attention to the color of the last peg! I managed to recall all images from my 3-digit list except for the object 492.

I need to visualize more!!! That is, add more details and connect better. Don't just think of the peg and hope to see it there when recalling. Moreover, I need to pay attention to the color of the second-to-last card!!!

5-min Names and Faces

Whatever advantage the break gave me in the last trial, it left me already lol.

I couldn't recall one locus, and I misspelled a lot

I should try to use more specific pegs for sure. This time I took too long with one locus, so I needed to rush in with the other ones. This isn't good.

I tried to go as fast as I could, but I wasted some time trying to remember a peg from my 3-digit list, so I didn't have much time at the end. Since I couldn't recall the peg, I used the object and animated it as a person.

I couldn't recall a digit from my 3-digit list. I also misencoded a triple code and misread three other binary digits.

I think I should go faster. Trust your own memory. You'll forget most scenes, but trust your memory. Next time, I want to go through ALL 330 digits.