Learning is a deeply deceptive experience: your brain will try to trick you into believing you know more than you do. Metacognition is how you undo the illusion.
Thank you for describing this in such detail - and with such great examples too - Javier! I thought that I had more or less understood metacognition, but you’ve helped clarify the concept for me.
That’s true! However, your post made me, no pun intended, more aware of when I’m actually using metacognition. And now I’ll make sure to engage more with that way of learning.
great essay! now, if we are engaged in thinking about meta-cognition, i think that qualifies as meta-meta-cognition. i’ve often wondered how many levels deep one can go.
Hahahah Indeed reading about metacognition and reflecting on it would be meta-metacognition. I guess you can call any further levels also simply “metacognition”. But yes, it’s a matter of adding layers of reflection!
Thank you for describing this in such detail - and with such great examples too - Javier! I thought that I had more or less understood metacognition, but you’ve helped clarify the concept for me.
Thank you for your kind words! I’m glad the article helped you better grasp metacognition. The hard part is putting it to practice, though!
That’s true! However, your post made me, no pun intended, more aware of when I’m actually using metacognition. And now I’ll make sure to engage more with that way of learning.
great essay! now, if we are engaged in thinking about meta-cognition, i think that qualifies as meta-meta-cognition. i’ve often wondered how many levels deep one can go.
Hahahah Indeed reading about metacognition and reflecting on it would be meta-metacognition. I guess you can call any further levels also simply “metacognition”. But yes, it’s a matter of adding layers of reflection!
👏🏼 very interesting! I’d add that mindfulness is essentially a practice of metacognition and meditation is an exercise that strengthens them.