Commute Drills: Hands-Free Lexicon Training
Commute Drills: Hands-Free Lexicon Training
Quote the figure. Don't hunt for it.
Train the 00-99 lexicon with your eyes off every screen.
Fifteen call-and-response audio drills of about 5 and a half minutes each, for a walk, a run, the gym or transit. A voice calls out a number and you answer with the peg, or the other way round, then you hear the answer after a pause. The drills widen from pegs 00-09 up to 00-79.
- 15 M4A tracks, about 83 minutes in all.
- Say your answer out loud before you hear it; each track switches direction halfway.
- Includes a one-page how-to-use PDF.
What you need: the UNSCRIPTED manual (the pegs are on pp. 70-94) and headphones.
Instant audio download. Nothing to ship. Narrated by a synthetic (text-to-speech) voice.
By Lex W. Published by Unscripted Manual Publishing.
UNSCRIPTED is an applied professional training protocol, not a medical, psychological or clinical assessment or intervention. No result is promised.
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How it works
- Day 0 (instant): Baseline. Your Day 0 sheet arrives by email the moment you order. Run Baseline A (12-word sequence recall) and Baseline B (digit span and a 10-digit number) with a pencil and any timer. Record your scores.
- Phase 0: The Architecture Briefing (one-time set-up). Review the retrieval diagnostic, the three core protocols and the peg lexicon method. Plan on about 3 hours, easily split across a weekend, before Day 1.
- Days 1 to 30: 15 minutes a day. Every day has four blocks: Build (5 min), Sweep the pegs (3 min), Review (3 min) and Retrieve (4 min, book shut).
- Six palaces, six topics. You build six micro-palaces across six five-day cycles: software and APIs, a clinical study aid, finance, an executive roster, Spanish for business and Japanese for business.
- Glance. In live use you rest your eyes on the anchor for about three seconds and the item comes back.
- Day 30: Operator assessment (about 40 minutes). Same baseline tests with fresh material. Compare with Day 0.
- Missed a day? Don't double up. Do the missed day next and shift the rest.
What's included
Scope & Application
UNSCRIPTED is an applied professional training protocol. It is not a medical, psychological or clinical assessment or intervention. Its benchmarks, speed targets and pass thresholds are the manual's own working values, not clinical norms.
What you get
- Format: A5 paperback (148 x 210 mm / 5.8 x 8.3 in), 140 numbered pages, 100 gsm cream paper, black cover
- Module 01, The Retrieval Diagnostic (pp. 1-24): how recall fails, baselines and scoring
- Module 02, The 3 Applied Protocols (pp. 25-64): Linear Link Chain, Substitute Word Protocol, Spatial Loci and the Micro-Palace
- Module 03, The 00-99 Visual Peg Lexicon (pp. 65-104): 100 pegs, peg cards, reverse index, drills and mastery criteria
- Module 04, The 30-Day Guided Palace Workbook (pp. 105-140): 30 daily pages, review log, operator assessment
- Day 0 baseline sheet, emailed the moment you order
- Free worldwide shipping
- Language: English
Shipping & guarantee
Free worldwide shipping, tracked on every order. Estimated delivery is 7 to 14 business days worldwide. Any import duties or taxes your country charges on arrival are the buyer's responsibility. Your Day 0 sheet is emailed instantly, so you don't wait for the post to start.
The 60-Day Field-Performance Guarantee
Your 60 days start the day your manual is delivered. Open it and run the 30-day protocol at your own pace.
If you can't walk into a live meeting, pitch or exam and retrieve 10 sequential data points without touching a screen or glancing at paper, send one email.
We'll refund your order straight away. Keep the manual. On a single manual there is nothing to return, no worksheet to submit and no questions asked.
Fair-use terms: one guarantee claim per customer and household. On 2-packs and 3-packs, keep one manual; the unopened extras must be returned for a full refund. Full details in our Refund Policy.
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UNSCRIPTED
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The problem
The rooms that matter don't let you open a screen.
Audits, negotiations, exams, pitches, incident calls. You're judged live, and every glance down costs you eye contact and authority.
The cost of looking down is paid in credibility: the figure you couldn't quote, the sequence you read off a page, the room that noticed.
Re-reading makes information feel familiar. It doesn't make it retrievable under pressure. And another app is another screen.
The mechanism
The 3-Second Glance Method
01
The Micro-Palace (starts Day 1)
You don't build imaginary castles. You map 10 fixed anchor points within about two meters of where you sit: a lamp, a monitor, a drawer handle. The room itself holds your data.
02
The 00–99 Peg Lexicon (100 pegs, done for you)
Every number from 00 to 99 has a fixed word and picture, spelled in consonant sounds, so ports, prices and dates turn into images. You learn five a day, with a lookup index until they stick.
03
The 3-Second Glance
You don't "try to remember." You rest your eyes on an anchor for three seconds, and the image brings the item back without breaking your conversational rhythm.
Two more tools cover the rest: the Linear Link Chain for ordered steps and the Substitute Word Protocol for abstract jargon.
No app. No course. A book and your own desk.
Do I have to sit down and memorize 100 pegs?
Not before you start, and never by cramming.
Every peg from 00 to 99 is already chosen and indexed in the manual. You don't invent images under pressure.
The protocol introduces five pegs a day, about three minutes of your 15. The schedule has you through all 100 by Day 20.
Meanwhile you build your palace on Day 1 and load real working material from Day 2.
60-day guarantee from delivery. Keep the manual.
The alternatives
Why a paper protocol?
| UNSCRIPTED | Notes or cheat sheet | Memory app | Online course | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowed in a no-notes, no-screen room | Yes | No | No | No |
| Eyes up when you answer | Yes | No | No | n/a |
| Built-in Day 0 baseline and Day 30 retest | Yes | No | Varies | Varies |
| 15 minutes a day, with a set schedule | Yes | n/a | Varies | Varies |
| No login, notifications or subscription | Yes | Yes | Varies | Varies |
Pages 70–71 of the manual: pegs 00 to 39
Inside the book
100 pegs, done for you.
Every number already has its picture. Five a day. About three minutes.
Each peg shows its number, the consonant sounds that spell it and one picture. Cover the words and name each peg from its picture, then cover the numbers.
Who it's for
Built for rooms where screens break authority.
Worked examples from the manual. Pages on medicine, law and finance are study aids, not professional guidance.
See the 30-day syllabus, day by day
Every day (15 minutes): Build 5 min · Sweep the pegs 3 min · Review 3 min · Retrieve 4 min, book shut.
Six cycles of five days. Each cycle: day 1 builds the palace, days 2 and 3 load ten items, day 4 builds a chain, day 5 covers five substitute-word terms.
- Software and APIs · Palace A: Desk · Days 1–5
- Clinical study aid · Palace B: Workshop bench · Days 6–10
- Finance · Palace C: Kitchen counter · Days 11–15
- Executive roster and clients · Palace D: Boardroom table · Days 16–20
- Spanish for business · Palace E: Living-room shelf · Days 21–25
- Japanese for business · Palace F: Wardrobe · Days 26–30
Five new pegs a day through Day 20. Days 21 to 30 add no new pegs; they are speed rounds. Day 30 ends with a 40-minute assessment you compare against your Day 0 baseline.
Risk reversal
The 60-Day Field-Performance Guarantee
Your 60 days start the day your manual is delivered. Open it and run the 30-day protocol at your own pace.
If you can't walk into a live meeting, pitch or exam and retrieve 10 sequential data points without touching a screen or glancing at paper, send one email. We'll refund your order straight away. Keep the manual. No worksheets to submit, no questions asked.
Fair-use terms: one guarantee claim per customer and household. On 2-packs and 3-packs, keep one manual; the unopened extras must be returned for a full refund. Full details in our Refund Policy.
Questions
Before you order
Do I have to memorize 100 pegs?
Not all at once. All 100 are chosen for you, and the workbook has you learn five a day in about three minutes, with an index to look up any peg until it sticks. You build anchors and load real material from Day 1.
Is it really 15 minutes a day?
Yes, for the 30 daily sessions. Before Day 1 there's a one-time Architecture Briefing of about three hours (easy to split across a weekend), and Day 30 ends with a 40-minute assessment. We'd rather you know that now.
How does the guarantee work?
You have 60 days from delivery, not from purchase. If it doesn't get you to live, screen-free recall, send one email and we'll refund you in full. On a single manual you keep it and return nothing. On multi-packs you keep one and return the unopened extras.
Why paper instead of an app?
Because you'll use it in rooms where screens aren't allowed. You train at your own desk, the same conditions you'll perform in. There's no login, no notification and no subscription.
Will this work if my memory is average?
The method replaces "good memory" with a system: physical anchors, concrete images and a retrieval cue. Your Day 0 baseline against your Day 30 retest shows you your own result.
What do I need?
The manual, a pencil and any timer. A kitchen timer is fine.
What if I miss a day?
Don't double up. Do the missed day next and shift every later day one day later.
Can I share it with a colleague?
The 2-pack and 3-pack are built for that. Run your Day 30 retests against each other.
How long does delivery take?
Estimated delivery is 7 to 14 business days worldwide, with tracking. You can start Day 0 immediately, before your manual arrives.
Do I pay customs or import duties?
Shipping is free. Your country may charge import duties or taxes when the parcel arrives; those are the buyer's responsibility.
Is this medical or clinical advice?
No. UNSCRIPTED is an applied professional training protocol. It is not a medical, psychological or clinical assessment or intervention. Its benchmarks, speed targets and pass thresholds are the manual's own working values, not clinical norms. Sample pages on medicine, law and finance are study aids, not guidance.
In your next high-stakes room, you'll do one of two things.
You'll look down at a screen, breaking eye contact while the room waits for you to find the data.
Or you'll keep your eyes up, hold the room's focus and pull the exact figure, clause or technical sequence out of thin air in three seconds.
The manual arrives in days. Your Day 0 baseline starts the moment you order.
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Protected by the 60-Day Field-Performance Guarantee. If you can't retrieve 10 sequential data points screen-free in a live room, email us and we'll refund you in full. Keep the manual. (Multi-pack terms apply.)