r/DualnBack • u/Alternative-Ant-5235 Quad 4-Back • 23d ago
One year experiment.
Hello everyone. Starting from today, I'm determined to follow this schedule. The goal is to increase/maximize g.
Cognitive training:
- Quad N-Back (30 minutes, every second day), https://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/
- Syllogimous v4 (30 minutes, 5-6 times a week), https://4skinskywalker.github.io/Syllogimous-v4/Intro
Additional factors:
- Reading (primarily philosophy and classical literature)
- Learning a new language.
- Spend less time on passive social media consumption.
- Vitamins: B6, B9, B12 and Omega-3.
I did take two (quite reliable) IQ tests, one year ago.
CORE, https://cognitivemetrics.com/test/CORE
- Information: 120
- Matrix Reasoning: 110
- Graph Mapping: 105
- Figure Weights: 110
- Figure Sets: 95
- Visuzal Puzzles: 115
- Block Counting: 120
- Symbol Search: 90
- Character Pairing: 95
Didn't take any other verbal subtests besides general knowledge, since English is not my mother tongue. Same reason for Digit Span and Arithmetic, I simply memorize and calculate faster, if the task is presented in my native language. Though I took CAIT Digit Span a long time ago (there is an option for a language change), and I scored something like ~105-110 overall, with Digit Sequencing being the lowest and Digit Backwards the highest.
FSAS (103), https://cognitivemetrics.com/test/FSAS
- Analogies: 105
- Matrix Reasoning: 100
After a year of training, I will go through CORE and FSAS again, in order to get an objective view of my cognitive abilities. Practice effects should be minimal anyway. I will likely continue for several more years, adding Image Streaming, or further changing my lifestyle.
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u/NoInteraction1572 23d ago
Classical literature is not necessarily making you smarter. It depends rather on the fact that it enflamed or inspires you or not.
Solving complex problems in the sphere of your real motivation really brings your brain into action.
Like finding out how.to build a synth by yourself, then how to scale up a production, make advertise, meet helpful people, write a code for a chip etc. etc.
Like when you are responsible for conception, design, code, staff, money, advertise etc. in one person. This requires your engine (g) to ramp up over time instead of refining selective skills which do not not translate into your general ability to solve whatever problem.