FP's vs. learning new LGs

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  FerdaFresh Alum Member

  November 2017 561 karma

  Both, but with a different definition of foolproofing than the one commonly associated with it. I'd definitely expose myself to new games from different tests, even if you don't have time to do all those PTs in entirety (i.e. LR and RC).

  If you get all the answers right and within the recommended time range from JY, I wouldn't foolproof it -- move on. If you get a couple wrong and/or go well over the recommended time, print out a couple fresh copies of the game (I always thought 10 copies was an excessive recommendation; in your case, you don't have time for that anyway). Do copies of the game until you get it perfect and under time. Move on.
• annadale Alum Member

  November 2017 31 karma

  Thanks! Appreciate your thoughts on how to navigate this (obviously not ideal) situation!
• Seeking Perfection Alum Member

  November 2017 4428 karma

  @annadale
  There is an abbreviated foolproofing strategy recommended to me that @pacifico used where you print 4 copies of each game, do the game twice the first day (do it once, watch the video, and then do it again), once the next day to make sure you remember (only watch the video again if there is something you don't remember), and once the next week.

  A wider range of games is obviously desirable, but you would rather know how to do some game types perfectly than more types incompletely. If I were you, I might actually recommend just trying to foolproof the games from the core curriculum since they are a representative sample of the different game types. If you can do them perfectly in one try, then 4 times might even be excessive, but it was definitely the minimum for me to really internalize the lessons from each of them.
• annadale Alum Member

  November 2017 31 karma

  That's a great idea! Thanks!