Carry it with you

You can use second-order thinking in two ways:

1. As a purely mental exercise

2. You can write it down on paper

Consider a decision you have to make.

Look at the most immediate (first-order) effects of making the decision. Then for each effect ask yourself: "And then What?...

Duration: Can take up to 1 hour. 

Activity:

•  Read the complete paper. 
• Ignore details such as proofs or equations. 
• Take some notes at the margins of the paper and write down the key points.
• Look at any type of illustration in the paper like tables and fig...

Meta-awareness: Becoming aware of what we’re thinking right at the moment. This is one of the best practices for managing our attention.

So for this practice we can set a timer in every 10 minutes, when the timer stops just notice what I'm thinking at that moment...