# How long do you practice? **URL:** \ **Category:** Productivity\ **Created:** [January 5, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587 "2023-01-05T22:24:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nbhanji](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@nbhanji](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/nbhanji)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/1 "2023-01-05T22:24:40Z")
How long do you practice for? How many weeks per month? How many days per week? How many minutes per day? How well has it worked for you? ie I momeorized X words or pages or numbers or books or formulas etc in X amount of time spending X minutes per day & X days per month. ---
**Author:** ![Bigdonnyv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/bigdonnyv/32/15039_2.png) [@Bigdonnyv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Bigdonnyv)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/2 "2023-01-06T09:16:46Z")
3 times for each event per day during work weeks. 3 times for cards/numbers per day during off weeks. Int Names/Names/Words/Images 4 per times per day on off weeks. I take a rest day when I begin to under perform ---
**Author:** ![fogelmemory](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/fogelmemory/32/16706_2.png) [@fogelmemory](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/fogelmemory)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/3 "2023-01-06T11:38:11Z")
almost everyday recently about one hour a day and I focus the most on numbers and cards on very short times and amount of data ---
**Author:** ![Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/alp/32/14595_2.png) [@Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Alp)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/4 "2023-01-06T16:13:25Z")
4+ hours every day. If ı don’t keep my brain busy it starts to think about how lonely ı am, past traumas and other bad stuff happened to me. It’s my way of coping from depression and loneliness. ---
**Author:** ![nbhanji](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@nbhanji](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/nbhanji)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/5 "2023-01-07T02:38:48Z")
How long are each 3 times? How well has it worked for you? ---
**Author:** ![nbhanji](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@nbhanji](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/nbhanji)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/6 "2023-01-07T02:40:18Z")
How well has that hour worked out for you? If you did it say 30 minutes a day, would still see a benefit or success? ---
**Author:** ![Bigdonnyv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/bigdonnyv/32/15039_2.png) [@Bigdonnyv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Bigdonnyv)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/7 "2023-01-07T02:52:50Z")
Ahh not really sure… hmm. I just do ML so I would estimate that’s approximately 4 minutes. Images probably 3 minutes because i hit the skip button in training to save time. ---
**Author:** ![fogelmemory](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/fogelmemory/32/16706_2.png) [@fogelmemory](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/fogelmemory)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/8 "2023-01-07T03:08:13Z")
most the of times, I don’t do it a row I divide the time. yes 30 min could help too and 1-4 days off could also help to improve times after your brain is fresh for few days! I’m not practicing with a training plan either ---
**Author:** ![Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/char/32/33902_2.png) [@Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Char)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/9 "2023-01-09T07:31:50Z")
Can I ask which things you practice? And how much time each? ---
**Author:** ![Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/alp/32/14595_2.png) [@Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Alp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/10 "2023-01-09T12:32:54Z")
> [@2023 Brain training plan](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/2023-brain-training-plan/79418): > > Reading - 2023 goal is to read 200 books Dual n-back - 40 minutes a day Mental math - 10 minutes a day Meditation - 20 minutes a day Juggling - 20 minutes a day Drawing - 20 minutes a day Chess - 1 hour a day Chess puzzles - 20 minutes a day Ambidexterity training - 10 minutes a day Visual memory training - 30 minutes a day Aerobic exercises List is completed but you can still give ideas. Only the most beneficial ones will be added. ---
**Author:** ![zweb\_chess](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/zweb_chess/32/17277_2.png) [@zweb\_chess](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/zweb_chess)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/11 "2023-01-09T15:24:48Z")
> [@2023 Brain training plan](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/2023-brain-training-plan/79418/1): > > 1 hour a day Chess puzzles Alp has better discipline than I do. My tactical vision is intermediate and my coach recommends I solve puzzles 1.5 hrs per day and I currently maybe do 10 minutes. Eventually I intend to practice memory palace based chess calculation and then I will be a lot more motivated to spend a lot of hours solving puzzles. Best practice calculation players review the position for all candidate moves and briefly calculate each superficially. They use this initial step to then prioritize and fully calculate lines. I intend to place a person in a memory palace as a marker for each superficial variation I need to calculate doing the action that relates to the square I need to calculate then loop back through each person. If more variations need to be calced during deep calcs I will add more placeholder people without breaking from my current line. ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/b/fbf2e6aad8e80abcdf835e236c0713613ef66e44.png) In this position during superficial calcs white needs to check all checks, captures and threats so without deep diving anything you would start by saying “I need to calculate BxN, RxR, QxN and on BxN it opens up Qg5+ so I need to calc BxN-Qg5+, BxN-Rxd6, QxN-Rxd6, RxR-Qx, RxR-Rx, RxR-Kx.” Then I would prioritize and fully calc each line. With mnemonics I will place 6 people (00-05 major system people) in a MP then say when I am fully calcing a forcing option enters 3-4 moves deep, I will add another person and finish my current line then come back to them. I will be able to see gaps in the chain of major people to determine who I have left to fully calc. My lack of tactical vision is showing because I didn’t even notice Bb7 is attacking my Rh1 which adds a lot more forcing branches to calculate. ---
**Author:** ![Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/alp/32/14595_2.png) [@Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Alp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/12 "2023-01-09T16:29:26Z")
> [@zweb\_chess](#): > > maybe do 10 minutes. I wrote 20 minutes though 😁 > [@zweb\_chess](#): > > Alp has better discipline than I do. Yes, ı am extremely disciplined but %100 sure you are better than me at chess. ---
**Author:** ![symbolon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/symbolon/32/17157_2.png) [@symbolon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/symbolon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/13 "2023-01-10T02:48:08Z")
> [@Alp](#): > > 4+ hours every day. > > If ı don’t keep my brain busy it starts to think about how lonely ı am, past traumas and other bad stuff happened to me. So in other words you’re doomed to knowledge bingeing and greatness. Keep up the good work ---
**Author:** ![stafik](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@stafik](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/stafik)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/14 "2023-01-22T10:14:34Z")
look up transformation mastery program from julien ---
**Author:** ![zvuv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/zvuv/32/4321_2.png) [@zvuv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/zvuv)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/15 "2023-01-22T12:14:04Z")
Not sure what you mean to include in that diagram but I notice there is a knight fork on d3. ---
**Author:** ![Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/char/32/33902_2.png) [@Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Char)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/16 "2023-01-24T02:34:47Z")
> [@2023 Brain training plan](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/2023-brain-training-plan/79418/1): > > books Dual n-ba Thanks a lot for the info, sorry late response, I was busy ---
**Author:** ![Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/char/32/33902_2.png) [@Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Char)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/17 "2023-01-24T03:10:39Z")
Now that I remember, you could practice “speed reading”, I think will help you with your books goal. There are books and videos for that skills if you are interested. Also, you do the mental math in “Dual n-back” app? Sorry, I got confused in that part ---
**Author:** ![Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/alp/32/14595_2.png) [@Alp](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Alp)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/18 "2023-01-24T17:10:50Z")
> [@Char](#): > > you do the mental math in “Dual n-back” app? Sorry, I got confused in that part No, it’s different. ---
**Author:** ![Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/char/32/33902_2.png) [@Char](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Char)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/19 "2023-02-22T01:06:53Z")
Oh, sorry, thanks for the help ---
**Author:** ![cp3](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/cp3/32/17344_2.png) [@cp3](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/cp3)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587/20 "2023-02-22T09:23:06Z")
Sunday-Numbers 30min Monday-Cards 30min Tuesday-Words 30min Wednesday- Numbers 30min Thursday- Cards 30min Friday - Names & Faces 30min Saturday- Break or if feeling good 30min cards/30min numbers In general I try to train incorporating techniques into whatever it is I am learning/focusing on. Or people I am meeting (names & faces usually friday/saturday when going out) [Next page](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-long-do-you-practice/79587.md?page=2)