Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 5

[Shannon]

Thank you Benjamin and THolt for your replies.  I am looking forward to going on USLM4.2 when it is upgraded.  If it works better than version 3, it will be amazing !  I am sooooo tempted to just switch back to USLM3 right now, but I have been running UMS for 3 months and I really want to give it a fair shot, so I will stay on it, even though no financial improvements are happening for me.

If you're not getting financial improvements, it's almost certainly an issue with how and how much you're using it.  What are your usage patterns?

I started out with 1x1 and 7x0 per the original instructions.  I gradually increased my loops and then decreased my days off, depending on how I was feeling.  After the initial month, I was able to use it more frequently without feeling completely exhausted by it. I am now doing 4x5 and 3x0.  I tried lengthening the bloom period but nothing was happening and I was feeling the need to run loops after 3 or 4 days.  I have been very consistent with my listening schedule and I play the masked format on wired earbuds.  I usually listen right before bed and I have no trouble falling asleep while it is playing.  I can confirm that the program has played and that my earbuds are still in my ears when I wake up, so that has never been an issue.

You say you feel the need to run more loops after 3-4 days.  That means the program is executing.  Which means something in you is resisting the program.

Did you allow that same urge to guide you in how many loops per day and how many days off?

Also, are you using ultrasonic with earbuds?  What format are you using?  And what volume?