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    1 year ago

    Metacognition becomes routine for humans. We are able to better de-fuse from our thoughts, and recognize them not as reality but as thoughts about reality.

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        We all have thoughts in our head. They are the lenses through which we see reality.

        Sometimes, we are aware of that. For example, we may realize we’re being prejudiced or that we’re being cranky because of our mood.

        However, this uses up a lot of energy; our frontal lobe is very energy-hungry. So we spend most of the time thinking habitual thoughts and following habitual behaviors. We don’t realize we’re looking at reality through a lens. We assume we are simply looking at reality.

        What I am wishing for is for people to constantly be aware that the way they are looking at reality depends on the lenses they have learned and habitually use.