Thinking about you

Metacognition (thinking about thinking) is about being more inspective about how you know what you know. It's a matter of asking ourselves questions like: Do I really get this idea? Could I explain it to a friend? What are my goals? Do I need more background knowledge? Or do I need more ...

• Make it easy. You can decide to not make it daily, but as an alternative to vegging on the couch in front of the TV or with your phone.
• Remind yourself of the benefits to justify why you deserve thinking-time. Benefits - better address problems & hav...

With this kind of thinking, you can develop and grow the way you think about problems, your role in solving them and the consequences.

For parents, for example, this can mean asking themselves, right before resorting to an easy, short-term fix like giving to the kids t...