Saturday, June 11, 2005
Tipping Point
Looking at the different Knights' blogs I am encouraged. People are getting better and better, and patience with the seven circles appears to be paying off.
On the other hand, I am hitting below 80% now feeling like this is a drag. Based on the experiences of other Knights and graduates, I believe that I have just hit the psychological tipping point. I have one month left in this TCT circle which I am not looking forward to, and that's going on 10 problems in 30-40 minutes per day.
Who am I kidding - I need to spend more time on each problem. It's easy to use TCT for doing 10 per day, yet 10 is just an arbitrary number. From here to the end of this TCT circle I am going to take more time per problem. I am going to stretch MDLM's 10 minute limitation to 12 and focus, Focus, FOCUS.
As well, I will regularly toss in a few minutes of some easy book problems. There are many I need to review, and why not use them to avert the perils of under 80% frustration?
TCT Circle 1
Result step 1: Average score 97 %
Result step 2: Average score 93 %
Result step 3: Average score 93 %
Result step 4: Average score 80 %
Result step 5: Average score 79 % [10-17 left]
Finished circle 2 of book problems 204-218
On the other hand, I am hitting below 80% now feeling like this is a drag. Based on the experiences of other Knights and graduates, I believe that I have just hit the psychological tipping point. I have one month left in this TCT circle which I am not looking forward to, and that's going on 10 problems in 30-40 minutes per day.
Who am I kidding - I need to spend more time on each problem. It's easy to use TCT for doing 10 per day, yet 10 is just an arbitrary number. From here to the end of this TCT circle I am going to take more time per problem. I am going to stretch MDLM's 10 minute limitation to 12 and focus, Focus, FOCUS.
As well, I will regularly toss in a few minutes of some easy book problems. There are many I need to review, and why not use them to avert the perils of under 80% frustration?
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TCT Circle 1
Result step 1: Average score 97 %
Result step 2: Average score 93 %
Result step 3: Average score 93 %
Result step 4: Average score 80 %
Result step 5: Average score 79 % [10-17 left]
Finished circle 2 of book problems 204-218
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The good news: the first circle of step 5 I had only 75%
The bad news: The second half of step 5 is the most difficult. . .
Doing problems too fast has proven not to be ideal, so slowing down and focus is the best way.
The bad news: The second half of step 5 is the most difficult. . .
Doing problems too fast has proven not to be ideal, so slowing down and focus is the best way.
It's too bad that in TCT, if you don't finish a test completely your results are not saved on the problems you have done. They should add that feature in the next edition.
Quality not quantity should be the objective (in the initial circles anyway). If it takes more time or means less problems solved to burn the motifs/patterns into your brain then so be it. I think the benefits come from solving problems every day over a long period of time, even if you sometimes only do 5 problems. Also limiting your sessions to 30-40 minutes maximum is prob. best from a learning standpoint. Thats when fatigue starts to set in for me anyway, so I just take a break and come back to it later.
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