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Dr. Ashton Smith, I would like to thank you, first off, for the amazing work you do. You have certainly enriched my life both with the content you release and your capacity training app. In fact, I've used your capacity training app for several years now and have experienced life-changing benefits from it. However, I do find myself not as challenged as before. I can consistently perform around 5-back in 2G+. I was wondering if you have considered implementing novel binary logical operators such as NOR, NAND, XNOR, etc., to the application. It seems, prima facie, that they might increase the cognitive load of the tasks. I would love to hear what you think. And once again, thank you for work you do.

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Thanks for your comment Kevin - appreciated! That's a great suggestion for relational processing particularly. I'm updating the training games to be web-based applications for online gameplay and this is may find its way into the app., The key here for Strategy-Capacity training is to coordinate the skills that can be automated in the training games and the flexible applicaiton of strategies in thought.

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I really greatly appreciate the drive to link working memory capacity training to strategic action for real life goal attainment. This really sets you apart from other brain training apps. To further improve the value added for your readers it would be great to focus on concrete real world exemples instead of giving only a conceptual framework that leaves too much work to the reader who wishes to implement practical changes in his approach to intellectual work. A case study on how the framework actually led to higher order change would be very much appreciated. Thank you for all the work you put into your blog posts who are of exceptional quality and intellectually stimulating. I am also wondering if you could think about how to integrate external intelligence in the form of LLMs into your framework as practically every knowledge worker is using them. Again this would bring your academic style concepts closer to real professional world applications and potentially widen your audience. Keep up the good work! Marco

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Thanks for your comments and suggestions Marco. Yes, you'll see the real world examples in the daily exercises. For AI, I have been working on integration (to quote from my pre-print):

According to the Trident G theory, intelligence is not solely an internal phenomenon confined to neural processes but is also deeply influenced by our interactions with tools, technologies, social structures, and institutions. The integration of these external dimensions leads to a dynamic Gf-Gc-Gx framework, reflecting a holistic understanding of intelligence as both embodied and situated within a broader technological context.

Tools and Technologies: Devices like computers, smartphones, and AI systems act as cognitive extensions, allowing us to offload routine tasks and focus on complex problem-solving, thereby enhancing fluid intelligence (Gf).

Information Accessibility: The internet and digital databases provide immediate access to vast amounts of information, expanding our knowledge base and supporting decision-making processes.

Multiplier Effects in Developmental Trajectories

The interplay between individual cognitive potential and external environmental factors creates multiplier effects that significantly influence the development of intelligence over time.

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