#meta-cognitive

[baearth]

Blame (2016) dir. Isabella Pierson

[thatwhichdoesnotsuffer]

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow- witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.

Leo Tolstoy

[salonnierealexis]

"It’s about self-regulation, a skill that is developed by the pre-frontal cortex--the seat of executive function in the brain."

From Big Think,

Life's Messy. Train Your Brain to Adapt.

Megan Erickson on February 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

Q: How do you take control, even when you're feeling overwhelmed? A: Negativity is a very important part of life. When you have negative emotions, they have a message to give you—and they’re very good at getting it through. They overtake the good. They’re like crying babies demanding your attention. And so the first thing to say is, don’t permanently suppress them. Listen to them and figure out, ‘is this an error message? Or is this something I really need to pay attention to?’ The limbic system is an old part of the brain. It takes in a lot of input from a lot of places faster than they get to the thinking brain. So there’s often something important in the negative. Stress is the trigger for learning and growth. Stress is what makes us accomplish things. It’s not that it’s bad. It’s part of life. It’s not that you want to wipe it off the board. It’s more about what your relationship is with the negative.