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the brain filing a report on itself while still typing the report.
means thinking about your own thinking, so you can notice, judge, and adjust how you learn or decide.
from coined by psychologist john flavell in the 1970s while studying how children monitor their own memory, from greek meta (beyond) plus cognition (knowing).
two partsknowledge about thinking plus regulation of thinking
animals lack itmost species cannot reliably judge their own uncertainty
illusion riskconfident people are often worst at judging their own skill
trainable skillexplicit strategy coaching measurably boosts exam scores
for instance
dunning kruger effect — 1999 study showing incompetence hides its own existence
socratic method — 2400 year old technique forcing awareness of what you dont know
cbt therapy — clinical practice built on noticing and challenging your own thought patterns
chess grandmaster review — players narrate their reasoning aloud to catch flawed logic