5. Validated Learning

Metacognition—thinking about your thinking—enables selection of effective learning strategies. Students with strong metacognitive skills:

• Engage in retrieval practice rather than passive rereading
• Space their learning instead o...

Sometimes we make poor comparisons or the compared items are not representative or equal.

We often decide based on rapid comparisons without really thinking about our options. In order to avoid bad decisions, relying on logic and thoughtful examination of the options can somet...

It is the habit of making decisions based on how we feel rather than what we value.

It's when we use our emotions and feelings as evidence for what we should or shouldn’t do. Depression and procrastination are common results of this.