diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0705eb8..e0c9bdf 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
                 "env.train.id=BreakoutNoFrameskip-v4",
                 // # make it start early
                 "training.tokenizer.start_after_epochs=1",
-                "training.world_model.start_after_epochs=1",
-                "training.actor_critic.start_after_epochs=1",
-                "training.tokenizer.steps_per_epoch=20",
-                "training.world_model.steps_per_epoch=10",
-                "training.actor_critic.steps_per_epoch=20",
+                "training.world_model.start_after_epochs=2",
+                "training.actor_critic.start_after_epochs=3",
+                "training.tokenizer.steps_per_epoch=40",
+                "training.world_model.steps_per_epoch=40",
+                "training.actor_critic.steps_per_epoch=40",
             ]
         }
     ]
diff --git a/research_journal.md b/research_journal.md
index 243c94c..689861b 100644
--- a/research_journal.md
+++ b/research_journal.md
@@ -102,3 +102,12 @@ Debugging:
 So I got it training, but during imagination it passes in a single token with no past steps. But the slicer seems to need at least on block? And so I get none?
 
 hmm it's because num_kept_tokens is 16 not 1. So there should be a whole block passed in ?
+
+wait apparently it's also a problem in the normal repo.... I confuse! maybe it's my config! maybe I need >larger than block size. nope
+
+hmm it still happens in the original repo with my debug params. maybe it's my debug params
+
+
+... trying a full run without my debug params...
+
+note trains.world_model.batch_num_samples:4 fill 20GB gpu ram for the 3b stability ai llm