has been on my mind this week. fortunately, it is one of these weeks where my productivity is near its maximum. productivity is a binary thing for me. either i have it in spades, or not at all. when i do, it is because of metacognition, or stated differently, a knowledge about how to approach tasks. most of my tasks are highly interrelated, and often deadlock. only in a state of unusual clarity of thought i’m i able to solve these gordian knots, but when i do i usually get more done in a day than in a normal week.

“Metacognition” is often simply defined as “thinking about thinking.” In actuality, defining metacognition is not that simple. Although the term has been part of the vocabulary of educational psychologists for the last couple of decades, and the concept for as long as humans have been able to reflect on their cognitive experiences, there is much debate over exactly what metacognition is.

where are the tool vendors to help me think? Screw “productivity applications”. they are nothing more than fancy funnels anyway. The fountains is where it’s at.

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