Looks like @damienvince is well on his way to laying a great foundation....
52 cards - no problem?
52 cards - no problem?
Well folks my mind is still spinning that this is possible.
While I never once thought that I couldn't do it... I just didn't think it was possible in this short amount of time. I started working with Bennett 7 days ago, and in 1 week I've done something I thought for sure was going to take at least a couple of months of hard work or a month of being lazy. This is super impressive. On Thursday I took the time to write that I knew 20 cards in order in less than 20 minutes. From there, I was able to put the deck back in order, and randomly pick cards out off the top of my head. After doing it, I spent time realizing what I've accomplished and I really didn't work that hard. Using Bennett's homework assignments I was able to spend between 5-7 hours studying in 4 days, and then remember 20 cards. To top it all off, Friday, 24 hours later, I was still able to remember the 20 cards.
Friday night I wrote my blog again, and came up with a couple of concerns which Bennett addressed, primarily when would I forget the 20 cards (today I still could have told you them) he suggested 48 hours until I forgot them... but maybe I just kept working them over in my head in amazement. So today, Kate went to bed and I took on the next challenge, remember 52 cards in order... Ugh, what a daunting task, Bennett said, 20 minutes... I didn't have high hopes. I thought I could do it, but I wasn't sure in 20 minutes... Before I give you the results, I'll tell you a little about my personality.
I'm a starter. I don't finish very well... never have, its not really in me... I have to work hard through something and stay very focussed to make sure I finish it... sometimes its the lack of motivation, sometimes its the knowledge that the tough part is done, and the rest is downhill so I'll get to it when I get to it... sometimes its that the easy part is done, and the hard part I don't want to do is coming... whatever the case, I'm a starter... I know this, and this year I"m working on fixing it... its crazy that I'm like that, yet I am...
So with that said, today was a tough day... I felt like today would be tough, and didn't really want to get to the 52 cards. 20 seemed so easy, 52 was daunting. I had a fun day with Kate, took her to a movie with Lisa and I really didn't want to put a downer on my mood. Yet in wanting to finish this first part of my training/journey, I pushed through. Ate some Cheerios and dug out the cards.
I started the clock at 9:29... going methodically through the deck just as Bennett showed me Thursday... I got distracted by something shiny a couple of times and took a few moments to get back on track. I stopped the clock at 9:57... 28 minutes WTF... I memorized an entire deck of cards in 28 minutes... I could tell you what each card is too, pick any number 1 -52 and I'll tell you the card without looking at anything... 13 - 2d, 43 - Ks, 8 - 7s, 22 - Qc, etc... its absolutely amazing...
While typing this out, I even sit here thinking about my mental state, elated its accomplished, yet more amazed that in my somewhat "foul" mood to start I was able to finish...
My blogging doesn't show you my elation... I'm super excited, super impressed, and super eager to continue my journey with Bennett (Mr. Miyagi-Onika)...
D
Mind Blown
While I never once thought that I couldn't do it... I just didn't think it was possible in this short amount of time. I started working with Bennett 7 days ago, and in 1 week I've done something I thought for sure was going to take at least a couple of months of hard work or a month of being lazy. This is super impressive. On Thursday I took the time to write that I knew 20 cards in order in less than 20 minutes. From there, I was able to put the deck back in order, and randomly pick cards out off the top of my head. After doing it, I spent time realizing what I've accomplished and I really didn't work that hard. Using Bennett's homework assignments I was able to spend between 5-7 hours studying in 4 days, and then remember 20 cards. To top it all off, Friday, 24 hours later, I was still able to remember the 20 cards.
Friday night I wrote my blog again, and came up with a couple of concerns which Bennett addressed, primarily when would I forget the 20 cards (today I still could have told you them) he suggested 48 hours until I forgot them... but maybe I just kept working them over in my head in amazement. So today, Kate went to bed and I took on the next challenge, remember 52 cards in order... Ugh, what a daunting task, Bennett said, 20 minutes... I didn't have high hopes. I thought I could do it, but I wasn't sure in 20 minutes... Before I give you the results, I'll tell you a little about my personality.
I'm a starter. I don't finish very well... never have, its not really in me... I have to work hard through something and stay very focussed to make sure I finish it... sometimes its the lack of motivation, sometimes its the knowledge that the tough part is done, and the rest is downhill so I'll get to it when I get to it... sometimes its that the easy part is done, and the hard part I don't want to do is coming... whatever the case, I'm a starter... I know this, and this year I"m working on fixing it... its crazy that I'm like that, yet I am...
So with that said, today was a tough day... I felt like today would be tough, and didn't really want to get to the 52 cards. 20 seemed so easy, 52 was daunting. I had a fun day with Kate, took her to a movie with Lisa and I really didn't want to put a downer on my mood. Yet in wanting to finish this first part of my training/journey, I pushed through. Ate some Cheerios and dug out the cards.
I started the clock at 9:29... going methodically through the deck just as Bennett showed me Thursday... I got distracted by something shiny a couple of times and took a few moments to get back on track. I stopped the clock at 9:57... 28 minutes WTF... I memorized an entire deck of cards in 28 minutes... I could tell you what each card is too, pick any number 1 -52 and I'll tell you the card without looking at anything... 13 - 2d, 43 - Ks, 8 - 7s, 22 - Qc, etc... its absolutely amazing...
While typing this out, I even sit here thinking about my mental state, elated its accomplished, yet more amazed that in my somewhat "foul" mood to start I was able to finish...
My blogging doesn't show you my elation... I'm super excited, super impressed, and super eager to continue my journey with Bennett (Mr. Miyagi-Onika)...
D
Mind Blown
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