Introduction:     “Thinking About Your Thinking”

As a fellow explorer of consciousness, hello, to you as I say hi to myself!  Dear mind, we often think about our tasks, our schedules, and our problems. Rarely, however, do we stop to think about the *thinking of in itself* I invite you to engage with me in the ability to act as both the thinker and the observer. It is, quite simply, the “big brain” watching our brains to see how it takes in, how it processes, and then acts upon information.

1. Why, Think About Thinking? (The Purpose)

Metacognition is not merely an intellectual exercise; it is the cornerstone of intelligence and emotional intelligence. Such as Emotional Intelligence in leadership (EI) this is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of others like: children, students, persons who look up to you for positive guidance. Metacognition first involves one to look in the mirror at yourself. Be in awareness, self-regulation, motivation, and your social skills. God Word bible location 2 Corinthians 13:5, instructs believers to “examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves”. This Word of God figuratively says, examine your true self that reveals your authentic self to you in the mirror. To confirm Christ’s presence and guidance toward repentance of any sins that may be lying doormat. Metacognition look in a mirror calls for self-reflection good progressive decision-making, and showing sound conflict resolutions. By adopting this practice, you, and *(I)* stop being unconsciously controlled by our thoughts and start working with/beside our thoughts.

Emotional Intelligence Regulation:  Help us identify patterns of behaviors that stick to negative worrying & thinking shifts. Consider our awareness state of mind periodically monitor oneself. Ask, self what could I have done differently next time? And look at what’s positive how well you’ve done to complete things you could. You don’t need to be a psychologist to do this.  It is true awareness occurring by starting to cultivate your own mind curiosity about how it works. If any mistake happens, resist the urge to move on quickly. Instead, ask: What was I thinking? Where did my reasoning go wrong and step by step through it,  break it down? Check in on you, how you feel, what type of decisions you’re making? Ask yourself if these positive feelings are just my gut feelings or assured confidence feelings from evidence of you,  God and yourself regulating a good watch on me?

Summary

Metacognition is the “mental coach” that helps you learn smarter, not harder. By noticing how you think, you gain the power to improve what you think. At the end of the day, take five minutes to reflect on how you learned some things today, rather than just what you learned. Stay curious about yourself : your mind.  From a fellow thinker, that is **me** right to you.

Dr. Melvaughn Thompson