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I am at the point where I can set up the games well with my inferences and get through the questions and rarely miss, but I'm spending a lot of time doing so. I usually miss a whole game when I am doing timed sessions. Any advice on speeding up on my set up?
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Hello, good question.
I suggest foolproofing the games 1-35 PTs timed first to get in the habit of doing them under timed conditions. If you are already doing this, then practice more and maybe move to foolproofing entire sections.
From my experience, I used to have the same problem as LG used to be my worst section. But, after foolproofing a lot of games and then foolproofing sections, from that set, it has made me faster so that, now, I am able to complete all the games with significant amount of time left.
Also, if particular games are giving you trouble when doing sections, skip those games while under the timed take, do the other three games, and come back to that one at the end of the section. I do this with miscellaneous or use harder games I can usually discern at the beginning of a timed section. This allows me to hit the easy games first, which gives me confidence, flow and security. Then, I am able to attack that one game that is just weird while considerable amount of time.
Thank You! I really appreciate the insight!
Hey @Shuttahgawd , something I do to cut down on "setup" time is be on the look-out for aesthetic tweaks you can make to your game-boards that will not be detrimental to your ability to interpret them. For instance, things I do to save seconds during my setups are:
Additional timesavers:
- ALWAYS doing the acceptable situation question in tandem with your set-up.
- ALWAYS doing the additional premise questions before the others.
- If you're not nearly perfect in LG yet, ALWAYS skipping the substitution and equivalence questions and coming back to them if you have time at the end.
Hope this helps!
@galactic
Thanks! This is exactly what I've been looking for. Also thanks to the OP for asking this question. I was going to ask the same thing!
You have given me a new world! I really appreciate it!
My pleasure, this is an amazing community. Glad I could in some fashion help!
@galatic - Thank you! In the last few days since implementing these techniques in my LG diagrams, I have noticed a marked improvement in my speed. With a background in graphic design, I've struggled not to spend unnecessary time making the diagram look "pretty," but the increased speed & proficiency makes the aesthetic sacrifices very worthwhile.
@mngldoohairtai @Shuttahgawd @almhall Glad to help. Also for clarification on my sequencing advice, something I will do is draw a horizontal slash through the board below each split-board created, just to separate things out more clearly - still takes less time than the individual dashes and numbering each time. Happy studying.
@galactic This has helped me a lot! Like what @almhall Said your method really helped me. Hopefully today is my last test day.