this is my first posting; since this Google Group has provided me with
far more and far better information, hints, tips, leads, etc. than any
other source--e.g. books I found on my own, talking to more or less
expensive experts (nutritionists, psychologists, and other sorts of
self-improvement gurus), I thought that, in my first posting, I should
first say "thanks" to everyone who posts here. You are a curious and
ambitious and open-minded bunch of people, it seems to me.
At the moment, my main question is this: Does anyone think that or has
anyone had experiences that indicate that the more parallel (triple/
quad) forms of n-back are better for *humanities* people than DNB?
More specifically: I am an advanced student of the humanities, and I
am actually preparing for my oral examination at the moment. Any tips
specifically pertaining to studying for a graduate school oral
examination would be very greatly appreciated...I am already reading,
and practicing techniques from, a mnemonics books that someone in this
group recommended...
I trained DNB on line for about a year and a half and experienced some
gains. I think that I don't appreciate them much any more because, as
it seems, I consolidated them a long time ago and haven't noticed
additional improvement for a long time--until I started doing *triple*
n-back recently on Brain Workshop. The speed-changing and parallel
aspect of it seem much, much more "to the point" for me...I would say
that I couldn't say for sure whether I really am actually a better
scholar/philosopher/critic because of my recent TNB training--at least
not yet, but get this: my thoughts *feel* more organized a lot of the
time...This will sound weird, but I've learned to trust myself about
these things: I think that in some weird way I "see" the blinking n-
back board in my head interwoven with my thoughts somehow...I may also
have been seeing brighter colors in my dreams...But, in any case, I
have *definitely* had the sense that my thoughts are somehow more
organized even if, objectively, my ideas aren't better...It's fun for
me at least to feel things "clicking" inwardly a little
differently...But to return to my question: humanities people: what do
you think? (By the way,--well, as you can tell simply from my being a
follower of this group, I'm obviously also very much interested in
logic and science, but my vocation is in the humanities...)
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