So I finished all the problems up to level 40 on CT Art and I started doing short tests (at least one 10-question test, then a couple 5-question tests if I have time, and if I have a spare moment, 1- or 2-question tests) of all the problems level 50 and above. So far, I've had mixed results, probably rolling around 60%, but that's a misleading figure. On the one hand, the way you do it should be to sit down, solve all the variations, and then put in your answers, not even having to think about the replies because you already worked out all the variations. Maybe sitting there for a second or two to double-check after each response, except in cases where the advantage is clear and you don't have to work out the exact line, you know it's decisive. I also find I have better results when I do this. So I get better results and it's better training. I'm too lazy for that most of the time. I often just pick the response that looks good based on a few variations I see, then work out the variations in full when the computer presents the responses to me. This is bad for some purposes, good for others. Good if you're not quite sure about the idea or motif of the combination and want exposure to the ideas, bad if you're working on calculating ability. Kotov says you should work on both. However, training isn't just doing whatever you want when you want to. And at those times when I should work on calculating concrete variations, that's what I should do.

It's amazing, I only have like 330 problems left to do in this (out of 1200). I'm a fiend. The problems which gave me problems still piss me off.

I'm actually doing better at level 50 right now than 50. 40 finished out at 69%, 50 is rolling at 71%, but that's misleading. I was running 73% on 40, but ran into tricky ones at the end which took me down. I suspect the same will happen with 50 and up.

I really should spend less time on this and more on analysis or playing.

Going to a meeting. BRB.

Crikey, that meeting was painful. It was basically training somebody to generate and send out these reports. "Click there. No, there. No..." Oy. If she had even basic computer literacy, it'd be as simple as saying, "The database spits out this CSV, but you need to move a couple columns in Excel around so it's the way Payroll wants it. Then send it to Payroll." Oy.

Lunch: not soon enough. Any day now...

They sent a new batch of corrected reports: still wrong! Tough nuts. At least they have $THIRD_ACCOUNT on it this time.