Introducing Metacognition

If you think that your enjoyment and fulfilment in life is largely determined by what happens to you, then this series of four articles may be literally life-changing for you!

In this quartet of articles we will explain and illustrate how control of our thinking represents the foundation for personal growth, freedom, and effective life change. Commonly known as “thinking about our thinking”, metacognition gives us the power to change our feelings and behaviour – thereby enabling us to be more effective as life adventurers in reaching our goals.

An overview of the Metacognition Quartet

In the first article, we will look at the “gift” of our “big brains“. Our inordinate brain size in comparison to other creatures is generally assumed to have provided us with an evolutionary advantage – but is this really true?
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