What Is Metacognition and How It Can Help You

Our ability to think about thinking is called metacognition

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Metacognition is thinking about thinking or knowing about knowing. It is becoming aware of your awareness.

John Flavell, a Developmental Psychologist, in the 1970s, gave this name to the idea that people can become aware of their ability to think.