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Savor Quest

Context

  • Finite and Infinte Games (James P. Carse)
  • Mind for Numbers (Barbara Oakley)
  • Moonwalking with Einstein (Joshua Foer)
  • Ultralearning (Scott H. Young)
  • Unlimited Memory (Kevin Horsley)

Practice

  1. Visualize a story of six objects
  2. Find six objects in the puzzle

Goals

Improve the brain's Attention and Retention via daily practice:

  • Attention:
    • Focused Awareness Now (the present moment)
  • Retention:
    • Short- and Long-Term Memory Cache

Biological Neuroplasticity

  1. Use the prefrontral cortex's working memory slots
  2. Expand the neocortex's unlimited memory

Captain's Log

  • 2023-12-31:
    • 100 seconds
  • 2024-01-01:
    • 71 seconds
  • 2024-01-02:
    • 75 seconds
      • Tropical Cove: a Beach Ball wearing Goggles held a Playing Card and Book in his left and right hands correspondingly while a Dolphin jumped over a Pineapple
    • 76 seconds
      • Snowy Summit: I drove my Car wearing a Snow Hat, sipping on a Coffee Mug, while a Dart with a Dollar Bill attached to it flew in through the window and hit me in the Snow Boot
  • 2024-01-03:
    • 170 seconds
      • Leisure Beach: A Queen with a Toothbrush and Passport wore a Snowboard Shoe while riding a Helicopter to another country
  • 2024-01-04
    • 78 seconds
      • The Carnival: I had Tiara on my head, an Apple Laptop in my left hand, and I searched for my lost Wallet using a Magnifying Glass held by the Glove on my right hand
  • 2024-01-05:
    • 239 seconds
      • Jungle Hike: I slept on a Pillow snuggling a Medicine Kit, and my wrist was wrapped in a Rose colored Watch with an Oar and Feather comprising the hour- and minute-hand correspondingly
    • 103 seconds
      • Majestic Fjords: I took a picture with my Camera of a Hot Air Balloon while on my Sail Boat listening to the Radio wearing a Women's Shoe and a Winter Hat
    • 562 seconds
      • The Brasserie: I cut a Vinyl Spade with Scissors while a Bowtie shaped Butterfly flew under my Umbrella
  • 2024-01-06:
    • 88 seconds
      • Port Town: I was looking through Binoculars to find a Broom and instead I found Cherries on a Airplane and a Toothbrush on a Ring
  • 2024-01-07:
    • 259 seconds
      • Underwater Escape: I saw a Butterfly land on a "Message in a Bottle" while eating a Banana; the message described a Gold Bar cut into Pepper shaped Coins
  • 2024-01-08:
    • 83 seconds
      • Picnic in a Park: A Frog ate a Fly, a Duck ate a Wallet, and a Parrot sipped upon a Coffee Cup
  • 2024-01-09:
    • 117 seconds
      • Home Sweet Home: A Bird ate from a Jam Jar before I Combed and Perfumed my hair, then I bought a DVD online for a Dollar
    • 112 seconds
      • Snowy Summit: The Statue of Liberty drove a Car past the Cherry holding a Playing Card and smoking a Pipe while riding a Hot Air Balloon
  • 2024-01-10:
    • 121 seconds
      • The Carnival: I consumed a Cupcake with a Tiara encompassing a Funny Hat on my head and noticed a Dollar inside a Suitcase beside the Slipper upon my foot
  • 2024-01-11:
    • 133 seconds
      • Peaceful Meadow: An injured Dove used a Brush on its Feathers while wearing Spectacles and a Hat relying on a Cane to walk
    • 113 seconds
      • Tropical Cove: An old Dolhpin braced with a Cane and forced a Saw to bifurcate a Playing Card to be tranported in the Mailbox to a friend on the Phone
  • 2024-01-12:
    • 78 seconds
      • Backyard Retreat: I photographed a Plane with my Camera while eating a Steak with a Spoon, then suddenly a Dart struck my Slipper
  • 2024-01-13:
    • 692 seconds
      • Underwater Escape: I used a Spoon to retrieve a Message In A Bottle and instead found a Camera with zoom used as Binoculars to see a Bird applying Lipstick to it's beak
  • 2024-01-14:
    • 73 seconds
      • Snowy Summit: The Statue of Liberty wearing Sunglasses ate Cheese when a Dart with a Passport struck the Woman's Shoe on her foot
  • 2024-01-15:
    • 102 seconds
      • City Walk: I stepped on Sandwich with my Shoe while using an Umbrella as a Paint Brush to paint a Crown upon a Bird
  • 2024-01-16:
    • 85 seconds
      • The Brasserie: I didn't have a Pencil, so I used Lip Stick to write on the Newspaper while waving my Cane at a Feathered Butterfly
  • 2024-01-17:
    • 112 seconds
      • Blissful Bungalow: A Bird poured Perfume into a Vase and Glass Pitcher while a Ducked watched though his Sunglasses
  • 2024-01-18:
    • 89 seconds
      • Tranquil Lake: I accidentally stabbed myself in the Eye with a Kitchen Knife while looking for a Key in a Book and decorating a Vase with a Paint Brush
  • 2024-01-19:
    • 71 seconds
      • The Carnival: I broke my Piggy Bank to buy a Camera to take a picture of an Apple wearing a Funny Hat and Baseball Cap holding a Briefcase
  • 2024-01-21:
    • 72 seconds
      • Home Sweet Home: The Cucumber got stuck in the Jam Jar while using a Rake to clean the Perfume spilt on a DVD, then used an Eraser as a sponge to soak up the mess
  • 2024-01-22:
    • 74 seconds
      • Port Town: I cleaned with a Broom searching for my Wallet and Passport when a Fly landed on a Wrench-shaped Fork
  • 2024-01-23:
    • 407 seconds
      • Blissful Bungalow: A Banana sipped a Coffee Mug which grew a Coffee Bean that tossed a Coin to an Eraser, but a Bird ate it midair
  • 2024-01-24:
    • 56 seconds
      • Port Town: A Thermos wearing Glasses smoked a Pipe, then made a Wrench by attaching a Ring to a Toothbrush
  • 2024-01-25:
    • 95 seconds
      • The Carnival: The Heart-shaped Dice got stuck in a Cupcake since they were thrown like a Bowling Ball, so I used my Broom to sweep them into a Funny Hat
  • 2024-01-26:
    • 77 seconds
      • Tranquil Lake: I put a Coffee Mug in the Mailbox while Fishing with an Oar, then I found a Coin while Raking the ground
  • 2024-01-30:
    • 131 seconds
      • Desert Trek: A Bird wearing a Hat smoking a Pipe wrote on the Ring of a Gas Can with a Pencil
  • 2024-01-31:
    • 64 seconds
      • Home Sweet Home: A Bird found a Coffee Bean in a Balloon then used an Eraser to clean the Perfume spilt on his Glasses
  • 2024-02-01:
    • 163 seconds
      • The Brasserie: A Banana wearing Glasses cleaned the Pineapple juice with an Eraser after spilling on a Feather-light Laptop
  • 2024-02-02:
    • 81 seconds
      • Snowy Summit: It was high-noon on the Clock when I saw a Snowboarder Dart over a Thermos, so I quickly attempted to grab my Camera to take a picture, but accidentally grabbed my Binoculars instead
  • 2024-02-05:
    • 221 seconds
      • Mountain Temple: I searched my Briefcase for a Pen, when a Dolphin jumped up and ate the Apple from my left-hand and the Braclet of Grapes on my right-wrist
  • 2024-02-07:
    • 149 seconds
      • The Carnival: I rolled Dice and smoked a Pipe, then donned a Glove to steal a Piggy Bank but accidentally smeared Lipstick from the Pipe onto a Book at the crime scene
  • 2024-02-08:
    • 60 seconds
      • Tranquil Lake: I noticed Cheese in my Water Bottle and a Paint Brush in my Suitcase, clearly Signs indicating my Eyesight has improved
  • 2024-02-09:
    • 106 seconds
      • Home Sweet Home: A Banana crashed a Train into a Chocolate Bar while distracted by a Butterfly; then the Banana purchased a Eraser for a Dollar to cleanup the mess
  • 2024-02-13:
    • 77 seconds
      • Blissful Bungalow: A King wore a Hat with a Crown on it and held a Coffee Mug with the Key to the empire in it, which smelled of sweet Perfume
  • 2024-02-14:
    • 92 seconds
      • Underwater Escape: A Bird put on Lipstick when its Passport and Gold Watch were stolen, so I Pepper sprayed the thief and took a picture with my Camera for evidence of the crime
  • 2024-02-16:
    • 232 seconds
      • Peaceful Meadow: My Shoe stepped on a Banana, then I fell onto Binoculars though which I saw a Feathered Cane shaped as a Shovel
  • 2024-02-20:
    • 63 seconds
      • Home Sweet Home: While playing Ping Pong with a Coffee bean, I knocked over an Ice Cream Cone onto my Smartphone, then put on Glasses to find a Dollar bill to pay for the phone to be fixed
  • 2024-02-21:
    • 207 seconds
      • City Walk: A Chocolate Ball talked to a Bird on a Cell Phone about cutting a Coin in half with Scissors
  • 2024-02-22:
    • 83 seconds
      • Tranquil Lake: When the Alarm Clock Whistled, I knew it was time to plant the Pear in the Flower Pot, so I moistened the soil with a Water Bottle and dug a hole with my Shovel
  • 2024-02-23:
    • 86 seconds
      • Jungle Hike: I looked at a Map through the Magnifying Glass held with a Glove my hand, then a Catepiller burrowed out of an Apple and transformed into a Butterfly
  • 2024-03-24:
    • 115 seconds
      • Home Sweet Home: I threw a Dart at the Sun which transformed into a Gold Bar, then I used the Ping Pong Paddle shaped Rake to find my Glasses on the floor
  • 2024-05-03:
    • Blissful Bungalow: The Dragonfly looked like a Coffee Bean on the tip of a Pencil, yet when I shifted my Hat and sipped on my Coffee Mug, I realized it was a Butterfly