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Creating a productive schedule
Avoiding procrastination
Prioritizing tasks effectively
Psychologically smart questions improve metacognition skills
When you ask yourself better questions, you are forced to think deeply about your tasks and problems and the best way forward.
- Before a task: Is this similar to a previous task? What do I want to accomplish? What should I do first?
- During the task: Am I on the right track? What can I improve? Who can I ask for help?
- After a task: What worked well? What could I have done better? Can I use this for other situations?
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Seek to overcome meta-ignorance
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 pro...
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Metacognition
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.
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When companies have more work than they can handle, they tend to ask, "Who will do this work?" But the better questions are:
- How should this get done?
- Is this the best way to do this?
- Is there a more efficient way to do this?
Develop a set of questions
... to ask yourself during your weekly review:
- How do I feel I did this week overall?
- What enabled me to reach my goals this week?
- Has anything stopped me from reaching my goals this week?
- How can I improve for next week?
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