What a great way to start the week!
In fact, this entire weekend has just been grand, but alas, this is a steno-centric blog, so I won't bore you with the details.
However, something very steno-related that occurred this weekend was that I could feel myself being able to type faster...in my brain! I especially felt it as I was able to keep up pretty well brain-steno-ing along to a speaker's speech at a wedding. Before, it'd have been more jilted or hesitant. It flowed much better, likely faster than what my fingers can actually do right now.
I think that this is something that should be emphasized more often in school. Physically sitting at the machine is important, but just as important is mental practice! I've said this since the very start, even back in Theory, you take in new information, whether it's briefs or speed,m and then you let is ferment...incubate in your head so that the next time you get to sit down in front of the machine, it's already had time to settle into your brain and find a home to roost in. Yes, a lot of BIRD imagery, eh?
This can be achieved by simply daydreaming about steno briefs,
brain-steno-ing along with any audio you're listening to, repeating sets
of brief families you're trying to work on, etc... That actually may be one of the reason I slept so poorly last night. I was steno-ing quite frantically in my head while trying to sleep.
Anyhoo, I'm so happy to see that I have passed a Jury Charge at 140 on September 23, 2013, as it keeps with my general pace of test-passing. I consciously feel that QA at 140 is also just around the corner, and save for a slight interruption with my schedule due to a funeral this coming weekend, I hope to complete it within the next few weeks.
Until then, cheerio!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Goal Adjustment
I passed another Lit 120 test just yesterday and it was strikingly better than the one from last week.
As you'll recall, I didn't feel like last week's was my "best work," but this go around I felt much better for it.
For that reason, I want to push my finish-140-level-by-Mid-October goal to now the END of October.
That's still tight considering how every next speed level requires more time to complete.
This was a nice start to the week, whereas last week's I just felt out of it. A bit tired, a bit groggy. I really chalk it up to having learned about my new brother-in-law passing on Tuesday. I think that was it, just left me feeling a bit emptier and distracted.
I'm happy to know that these "less-than-stellar" times happen because I am reminded that they are temporary and I can get past it.
Every single person in this program has experienced this and I like that sort of quiet camaraderie we have.
I'll also want to write a little post about GRAMMAR because I had such a wonderful learning experience the other week about it. Until then!
As you'll recall, I didn't feel like last week's was my "best work," but this go around I felt much better for it.
For that reason, I want to push my finish-140-level-by-Mid-October goal to now the END of October.
That's still tight considering how every next speed level requires more time to complete.
This was a nice start to the week, whereas last week's I just felt out of it. A bit tired, a bit groggy. I really chalk it up to having learned about my new brother-in-law passing on Tuesday. I think that was it, just left me feeling a bit emptier and distracted.
I'm happy to know that these "less-than-stellar" times happen because I am reminded that they are temporary and I can get past it.
Every single person in this program has experienced this and I like that sort of quiet camaraderie we have.
I'll also want to write a little post about GRAMMAR because I had such a wonderful learning experience the other week about it. Until then!
Thursday, September 5, 2013
120 Lit Passed!
I passed the 120 Lit test yesterday on 9/4/2013! Yaay~~...
I know I should be happier about it, but to be honest, I felt that it wasn't the best work I could have done. A lot of luck was involved and common phrases. It was very much like a jury charge, which made it easier for me, but when it comes to some truly DENSE literary...well, I still feel like I have a while to go before I really feel like I'm out of 120.
This is sort of how every pass out of a speed level feels. Like...as though you don't quite belong there. Yet.
Yesterday, I also felt VERRRY good about one JC test, which I got only 58 errors on! Hey, that's pretty good considering they're been closer to 100+ lately. It just goes to show that every day and week here at school makes a huge difference!
Not to sound too petty, but I actually feel that I could've done even BETTER on that JC test last night had it not been for a student's coughing that distracted me!!! >_< It was so very...noisy and bothersome and the whole distraction/anger mix certainly did not help!
Anyhoo, considering that there are 6 weeks until mid-October, my "get out of 140 level" goal will be a bit tight. That amount of time is passed on the fact that I've managed to pass a test every two weeks on average since the start, but perhaps I should be more optimistic this semester! After all, I have both a day AND night chance to pass a test!
I know several people who have gotten stuck on the 140 MV tests, so we'll have to see how long that holds me up, too. Thankfully, however, I am able to attend school nearly every day without interruption, so that does put me in a good spot.
Either way, I'm happy to report on this recent test pass and just look forward to wrapping up 140 JC. I predict that it'll be my next pass. ^_~
Until then!
I know I should be happier about it, but to be honest, I felt that it wasn't the best work I could have done. A lot of luck was involved and common phrases. It was very much like a jury charge, which made it easier for me, but when it comes to some truly DENSE literary...well, I still feel like I have a while to go before I really feel like I'm out of 120.
This is sort of how every pass out of a speed level feels. Like...as though you don't quite belong there. Yet.
Yesterday, I also felt VERRRY good about one JC test, which I got only 58 errors on! Hey, that's pretty good considering they're been closer to 100+ lately. It just goes to show that every day and week here at school makes a huge difference!
Not to sound too petty, but I actually feel that I could've done even BETTER on that JC test last night had it not been for a student's coughing that distracted me!!! >_< It was so very...noisy and bothersome and the whole distraction/anger mix certainly did not help!
Anyhoo, considering that there are 6 weeks until mid-October, my "get out of 140 level" goal will be a bit tight. That amount of time is passed on the fact that I've managed to pass a test every two weeks on average since the start, but perhaps I should be more optimistic this semester! After all, I have both a day AND night chance to pass a test!
I know several people who have gotten stuck on the 140 MV tests, so we'll have to see how long that holds me up, too. Thankfully, however, I am able to attend school nearly every day without interruption, so that does put me in a good spot.
Either way, I'm happy to report on this recent test pass and just look forward to wrapping up 140 JC. I predict that it'll be my next pass. ^_~
Until then!
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