Thursday, August 24, 2006

Another 60 Seconds Shaved

I shaved another 60 seconds off of my all presidents time for all 128 questions without loosing any accuracy.

Score: 98%
Questions: 126 of 128
Time: 11:30

I knew all of the questions, but still missed two by misreading the text, in one case I read thirty-first as twenty-first and in the second case read 89 as 98. I suspect a risk of going faster will continue to be misreading the questions. As I take the test I tell when I have really memorized a fact and when I still have to figure it out (for example who is the 28th president I still have to figure out in my head so it slows me down in answering the question).

Still, being able to answer correctly 126 questions in 11 minutes and 30 seconds is a significant improvement in time over just a few tests ago. I am amazed at how quickly our memory can improve if we simply give it a little exercise. Will I shave off another minute if I take the test again in the next few days? I'll try it and let you know.

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