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Learning to Climb: Metacognition Is Freedom

Be aware of how you think; learning will roll right in

Jim Benson
Wed, 06/06/2018 - 12:01
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Human beings are good at placing roadblocks to success and building plans that can’t be followed. We tend to fall back on our “common sense” or “snap judgement” which often makes us feel like our cavalier decisions were actually thought out. Yet, time and again, we find ourselves in deadline crunches, worried about upset customers, or angry with others because we didn’t get what we want or got it too late.

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