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# Metacognition begins when a thought becomes an...
> Metacognition begins when a thought becomes an object that can be inspected instead of an instruction that must be obeyed. Asking “What model produced this conclusion?” creates distance enough for revision.
**Source:** [[livestreams/The Royal Challenge — Systems Thinking, Reality, and Reusable Ideas - Workbook|The Royal Challenge — Systems Thinking, Reality, and Reusable Ideas]]
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“Metacognition begins when a thought becomes an object that can be inspected instead of an instruction that must be obeyed. Asking “What model produced this conclusion?” creates distance enough for revision.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-metacognition-begins-thought-distance-enough-revision
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