2 Fundamental Ways to Improve Your Metacognition Skills

It is the awareness and understanding of your own thought processes. Metacognition refers to the processes used in self-regulation, self-monitoring, and self-reflection. People who practice metacognition can think more critically, rationally, and productively.

Without this ability to distance ourselves from our experience, we would have little ability to moderate and direct our behaviors as they happen.

Most people lack insight about the weaknesses in their intellectual or emotional skills. They overestimate their abilities, which leads to over-confidence.

• There are always things we know we know, and things we know we don't know - those provide the clues that can help you develop metacognition skills.
• Check your assumptions. Intellectual humility can greatly improve your metacognition skill.