(10-27-2023, 03:57 PM)Shannon Wrote: [ -> ]How long did you originally use it according to the instructed usage pattern and loops per day on?
I think it was like this:
Days 01-12: 1 loop - 1 day ON, 1 day OFF, until you told me to modify things
Days 13-19: 1 loop - every day
Days 20-25: 2 loops - every day
Days 26-31: 3 loops - every day
Days 32-now: 4 loops - every day
Increased by a loop once every 6 days or so. All on Ultrasonic at the correct volume calibration.
(10-27-2023, 06:33 PM)Ampersnd Wrote: [ -> ] (10-27-2023, 03:57 PM)Shannon Wrote: [ -> ]How long did you originally use it according to the instructed usage pattern and loops per day on?
I think it was like this:
Days 01-12: 1 loop - 1 day ON, 1 day OFF, until you told me to modify things
Days 13-19: 1 loop - every day
Days 20-25: 2 loops - every day
Days 26-31: 3 loops - every day
Days 32-now: 4 loops - every day
Increased by a loop once every 6 days or so. All on Ultrasonic at the correct volume calibration.
and overall, what have you noted?
(10-27-2023, 09:41 PM)Shannon Wrote: [ -> ] (10-27-2023, 06:33 PM)Ampersnd Wrote: [ -> ]I think it was like this:
Days 01-12: 1 loop - 1 day ON, 1 day OFF, until you told me to modify things
Days 13-19: 1 loop - every day
Days 20-25: 2 loops - every day
Days 26-31: 3 loops - every day
Days 32-now: 4 loops - every day
Increased by a loop once every 6 days or so. All on Ultrasonic at the correct volume calibration.
and overall, what have you noted?
- I've found a natural motivation towards bettering my career.
- Having some paradigm shifts about the nature of technology and computers, which is the realm I work in.
- Working towards a computer networking certificate.
- Feeling ready to return to the business course that I bailed from earlier in this run; the cohort starts up again in November.
- Very cognizant of every hour passing by. It's like time is in short supply and that I don't have the time to do all of the things that I want to.
- Completely dropped video games, despite wanting to.
- More assertively, which got introduced naturally.
- A lessening of conscious guilt about making more money.
- Some excitement about the idea of making more money.
- Had a conversation with my friend/mentor figure, and he opens the conversation with "Ampersnd, it's time for you to double your salary. Get in touch with XYZ person and they'll get you sorted out (for a revamp of CV and cover letter).
- Haven't made any more money yet, but it's headed that way.
Day 37,
Yesterday, my voice wasn't feeling at 100%, so I presumed that I would get a mild cold later on.
Last night was rough, as I might have eaten a bit too much before bed, which led to an hours-long stomach ache. It wasn't nausea, but I was moving back and forth to the bathroom between 4AM and 5AM, and I couldn't settle for much of the night from discomfort.
Note that this is my second or third time running this subliminal overnight.
I'm aware that OGSF has a warning about stomach issues as you're clearing out guilt and shame, so this is a possible explanation for that.
I usually have a solid constitution.
Day 40,
I might stop running Money Magnet to play Maximum Immune Response, as I'm 5 days into an ailment that I haven't been able to shake.
Day 42,
Have been sick since past Sunday; coming out of it today, with the exception of the occasional fully-throated cough.
Note that I haven't stopped running MM; doing so overnight.
Noticing, when I wake up around 3 am, that my loops have stopped without explanation. This has happened more than one night.
I tend to go to sleep at around 12 am, and I aim for 5 loops, so I don't know how little exposure I'm getting.
I'm hitting my Network+ studies harder, and I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel; the second viewing of content makes a ton more sense, and the last half of the video series I'm studying is much more abstract, and involves many of the concepts which I've successfully proven when taking tests for cloud computing certificates. So I'm 'circling the drain', if you will, and narrowing in on the concepts which are still foreign or not yet solid in my mind.
I did not post this upcoming point at the proper time, but while I was sick, I was still raving to get 'in the arena' in some fashion. To become a known name and intimidator (Read: Winning Through Intimidation for more context); a Goliath; a Leviathan; a Titan. All while my energy and vitality levels were paltry.
My cardio got really bad, to where on a better day, 25 pushups spiked my heart rate up to 130+ and stayed elevated for several minutes. I normally have great cardio.
I know that combat sports, including my Jiu Jitsu hobby, will not be one of those arenas, as much as I like it. There are dedicated technicians who geek out on that stuff, and the accolades are zero-sum; I could put in 20 hours per week and not keep up with those that put in 30 hours, and still degrade my results in the other areas that I care about more. I've written about this in a previous post in Maverick, where the felt need to become number 1 in an arbitrary field is a bit empty, because.. what is actually waiting for you once you've gotten there? You have people coming for your head, non-stop, to dethrone you from a very niche throne. Gordon Ryan is considered the best BJJ competitor in history, but he seems highly insecure whenever he talks.
I've taken up the philosophy of gaining 3-5 hard-to-obtain skills, and blending them in a way that makes you practically un-duplicatable; without the natural inclinations to gather those exact skills, someone would need 10-15 years of training to recreate that 'level'.
Day 44,
Nothing is really changing outwardly. It's Sunday again, so I could increase to 6 loops.
I don't know if I'm getting the full 5 hours of exposure while I sleep, given the couple of occasions where I couldn't find the app running on my phone at 3 AM.
It's possible that my session to Sub-Shop expired because I logged on the prior day; because of that, if I'm still logged on to Sub-Shop, I log off and log back on to renew the session/cookies.
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Shannon At what point do I consider different formats? Do I just keep increasing loops until I hit 9 loops, then consider Masked or Hybrid? I would prefer not to move to the noisy formats, as I can sleep fine without the added noise or the inconvenience factor during the day.
I slept through the whole night, meaning that I did not get to check whether the audio played for more than 3 loops. Nothing wrong with that, but tonight I'll check again
(11-06-2023, 05:08 PM)Ampersnd Wrote: [ -> ] (11-06-2023, 10:35 AM)Raz Wrote: [ -> ]I am presuming your phone is connected to your home wifi. You keep your router on - do you mean your router won't receive a new ip address every night automatically from your isp? Which would cut the connection and stop the playback? Just trying to troubleshoot.
Hey, thanks for taking an interest.
I mentioned the router because I had a remote switch from my bed that I could use to electronically disconnect my router from the outlet, then reboot in the morning. This was to minimize WiFi interference while sleeping. I stopped doing that to allow for my overnight playing.
A rebooting router will generate a new public IP address. As long as it's running, this IP address shouldn't change, as that would interrupt all of my desktop apps as well (would it not?).
I should know this, as I'm studying for CompTIA's Network+. From having been through the entire curriculum, the session data should be enough to allow the loops to come through without interruption, which is where the Android phone settings came into play (relating to my response message to Shannon).
I've modified a couple of settings and will attempt again tonight.
I'll answer here, so that I don't clutter Shannons thread.
Yes, I also think that the session data should be enough to resume the data stream after a short disconnect. Since I do get a forced reconnect every from my isp every day I thought maybe it is similar for you. But maybe isps operate a little differently in my part of the world. Hope that you get the problem solved.
Cheers
(11-07-2023, 08:32 AM)Raz Wrote: [ -> ]I'll answer here, so that I don't clutter Shannons thread.
Yes, I also think that the session data should be enough to resume the data stream after a short disconnect. Since I do get a forced reconnect every from my isp every day I thought maybe it is similar for you. But maybe isps operate a little differently in my part of the world. Hope that you get the problem solved.
Cheers
Thanks! I listened to it again last night, and I checked my phone partway through the night, and it was continuing, so I think that I resolved the issue. I'll double check again tonight
Day 48,
There's a growing pressure inside of me; it feels like generic stress, but it might be than an internal dam, preventing certain thoughts or actions, has been busted.
Noticed that the screws are tightening, and it's motivating me.
Have a buddy who called me yesterday needing a place to stay because he got kicked out of his girlfriend's house by her dad; they have twin girls under 1 year old. He's in a pinch, and I'm letting him stay here for the next couple days (he might only need to stay overnight).
I lent some money to a friend of a friend a month or so ago.
Noticing that my credit card balance is increasing compared to my current job's ability to pay (I have savings and investments that can wipe out any debt).
I'm 14-15 months into my entry level developer job, and working to get the next big certification in IT; hence, I took a paycut when I was in my previous career, to pay my dues. I'm now looking to level up to the next job, with commensurate pay; I'm getting much better at my job.
There's a new willingness to kick things up by a notch, as I'm getting signals left and right that my current position is not safe.
Day 49,
I'm feeling a great urge to "stack my nuts" and to develop a ruthless plan for my betterment.
To get more savvy about the legal system and the 'real world'.
To avoid getting caught up in other peoples' agenda.
To not wind up like my friend who is down on his luck (for having no legal leverage and putting far too much trust in his woman)
Winter is coming.
Day 50,
I'm cluing in to just how differently people process information. The Myers-Briggs' personality types are very real; I joined a business course a little while ago, and I was so surprised to see that the course content - by an INTJ person who has made plenty of intensive INTJ materials in the past - is based on very wishy washy, feely type approaches to, at this point, selecting your niche.
I'm very INTJ, and so it threw me for a loop. I really struggled with gaining anything from their exercises and settling on an answer.
During today's call, I decided to disclose my personality type, and the coach shared hers (INFJ) and I asked for further ways to filter down to a niche from a large selection of options; her answers had the feeling variety, which I was able to translate into a set of criteria for myself.
Another participant in the course disclosed his INTJ-ness and gave me further clarification and insight into his struggles and how he got around them.
Some of the problems came down from a misunderstanding of a word "passion" being discouraged, and "removing yourself from the process," which immobilized me, as I have no concept of how I would make decisions if I don't consider my own priorities; that was further clarified.
I walked away with a solid contender for a niche, having looked between the lines of a more touchy-feeling approach.
Day 52,
I can confirm that the tracks now play through the night and no longer drop off. Up to 7 loops, which was longer than how long I slept, and it was still visible in the main menu screen, showing a 'Playing' status when I woke up.