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Hi,
I've foolproofed almost all the games from PT1~current, with a few remaining fresh PT's.
I've done at least 2,000 games. I have no problem meeting the target time when I repeat games.
But whenever I face a new LG section, I go anywhere from -8 to -10. My cold score for LG was -10 (PT68), which I took two years ago. It's so strange that I have made almost zero improvement, although my conditional logic is much more solid than it was two years ago.
I know that there are patterns on the LG, but I have serious issues registering new rules into my head and pushing out inferences under time pressure. My brain really,really suffers whenever I see new logic games.
I've been doing almost only LG prep intensively for the last two months, but my LG performance is actually getting worse.
At this point, I'd be very happy with a -5 on the real thing.
Any help or encouragement will be appreciated.
Thank you.
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When I first did LG, I did 1~35 by game types. Then I learned of Pacifico's foolproof (4-time repetition) method and did this for 1~35 and for more recent PTs.
My score didn't improve, so I have done a more intensive foolproofing method, doing at least 6 copies of each game separated out by longer intervals. For PT's 50 above, I have usually repeated at least 6 times per new game I encountered on fresh PTs.
I do follow the standard foolproof method. I try to solve the game myself then watch the video explanation, replicate the inference making process. I include weekly, monthly intervals to re do the game and check that I can still perform well under target time.
What I struggle with is understanding new scenarios and seeing new rules interact under time. I do record my performances. It is very painful to watch myself solve new games so slowly and inefficiently.
I keep an inference/mistake book where I record my errors and what to avoid and implement in future games. Like if a rule only said that red cars cannot be consecutive, and during time pressure I mistakenly thought that green cars also cannot be consecutive, I write that down. Any mistake or hesitation I observe, I try to teach myself not to do it again next time. But the next time comes and I forget it.
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Yes, I think my inference making skill does get damaged during time pressure. I will try to put the pencil down and see how the game operates.
I think your suggestion is what I must follow in order not to freeze in tough games. I usually forget to consider the tension points in the new games because I miss this process out of panic.
I'm worried because I already take too much on the setup and adding this activity will take away even more time. I am an especially slow reader when it comes to LG. I struggle to process and remember "at least one" "exactly one of each..." "seven items" "8 slots" phrases to determine the numerical distribution. I know lg requires minimum mathematics but I am really bad at processing and remembering numbers.