Metacognition

/ˌmɛt.əˌkɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ noun

Definition

Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes; thinking about thinking.

Etymology

From Greek 'meta' (beyond, about) + Latin 'cognitio' (knowledge). Coined by John Flavell in 1979.

Kelly Says

Metacognition is your brain watching itself think — like being both the movie and the audience at the same time!

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