Do you know how you think

Not the 'glass half empty/glass half full' kind of thinking, but how flexible, adaptable and malleable our thinking might be.
Much of what we do is so ruled by habit, routine and bias, that to be able to have 'meta cognition' - thinking about how we think - can be out of reach. We need to learn, to be taught it.
So can we 'get above' our thinking so we know what it is.
That could be mighty helpful:
- in a conflict or argument
- in the depths of a dull meeting
- in a brand new job role
- in a complex decision making process.
Our thinking patterns can open us up to adopt or try new ways, and our thinking can also close us down, snapped shut, blocked and rigid. As much as we might hope we're flexible, adaptable and malleable, are we really?
Could we think some more about how we think?
Let's aim to spend more time 'up there' where we are aware of what we are thinking. Hmmmmm 🤔
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