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Conscious Control

When I think about how much of my day is on autopilot, I begin to wonder about the percentage of time that I am actively aware of my learning. We are exposed to so much information every minute! When I was a child I often was annoyed about the time my parents spent reading, listening or watching the news. Now I find myself doing the same thing and believe that it is the 'right thing' to stay informed. I have the news on in the morning, listen to news on the radio driving to work. I follow up on items of interest through the Internet and read newspapers or Time when I actually have free time! (What would my parents think of me?)

So in terms of metacognition, how much of this is conscious?

How much is affecting my cognitive unconscious in a way that's not constructive?

I know that I try to filter but I wonder what happens to children with no filters?

 

In this way I believe that exposing the process of metacognition and developing strategies to keep (us) them self-aware and reflective is actually a great thing. Engage the conscious (storyteller) to be aware of unconcious learning and perhaps develop the person that you perceive yourself to be - or - want to become... a meeting of 2 minds so to speak.

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Could this bring balance therefore deep understanding?

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