Lessons tagged “meta-cognition”
12 published lessons with this tag.
Also tagged “metacognition” (78 lessons).
Externalize your system itself
Document your process for managing knowledge — not just the knowledge itself. Your system should be explicit enough that you could rebuild it from documentation alone.
Schema evolution is how you grow
Personal growth is largely the process of replacing less accurate schemas with more accurate ones.
A meta-schema is a schema about schemas
You can build models of how your models work — this is the beginning of recursive self-improvement.
Know your schema creation process
How do you typically form new mental models? Understanding your process lets you improve it.
Schema inventory
List your most important schemas so you can maintain and improve them systematically.
Schema conflict resolution
When two schemas contradict you need a meta-schema for deciding which to trust.
Schemas about change
Your model of how change happens determines how you approach change.
Schemas about knowledge itself
Your epistemology — your theory of knowledge — is the meta-schema that governs all others.
Limits of meta-cognition
There are limits to how much you can observe your own thinking — know these limits.
Upgrading the operating system is the highest leverage work
Improving your meta-schemas improves everything built on top of them.
The orchestrator agent
A meta-agent that coordinates other agents by deciding which should run when.
Review is the meta-habit that improves all other habits
A solid review practice is the single most powerful habit for continuous improvement.