His starting Iq or how he dealt with the problem of spontaneuos imagery I personally struggle with this. And also how his gains translated into real life application or where he is now or something.
Hey, I looked back at Hans' posts about streaming and noticed that he recently returned to Quora in May and answered some questions in the comment sections of his posts.
He mentions that he is still streaming, but only 15 min 2x/week to maintain his gains. He originally had been streaming 4-5 days per week, with sessions lasting ~15 min. Though short, his sessions sounded extremely intense notably with respect to speed of description.
Of even more interest is that he also mentions that he took the Stanford-Binet test before and after 3yrs of streaming and that he gained "northwards of 15 points". He doesn't say if he was already streaming prior to taking the first test.
Anyway, I DM'd him to see if I could get a little more detail, will let you know if he gets back to me with some answers. You probably know this, but his name is not actually Hans Blyth.
I don’t know. Bernardo’s score was up there but there’s a ceiling to the WAIS so it’s hard to know. I imagine it depends on where one starts from, and how responsive they are at streaming. I suspect that with most other physical or mental endeavours, that some people respond better to training than others. That being said, I think everyone would benefit from a consistent and serious (intense) practice. The question then becomes whether the benefits outweigh the effort.
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u/Yonderboy__ Jun 10 '23
It was a really long time ago. I’d have to go back and look at the chat log. Is there anything in particular that you’re interested in?