# try to practice flapping their wings By [lungan](https://paragraph.com/@lungan) ยท 2022-11-08 --- ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4bbb638addd7eecdc45b2eaba2e1e263388af6436a5dd35669171925d87d6d52.png) Others, on the other hand, try to practice flapping their wings when there is no threat, evolving themselves away from danger altogether. When they turn on metacognition, life and learning are completely different. This difference is at least reflected in the following aspects. First, they are able to actively control their attention and not be dictated to by random, interesting information. For example, they can detect when they are distracted and immediately remind themselves to bring their attention back to their studies, as if they were being supervised by someone else. Their attention is not easily distracted or distracted by temptation because they ask themselves "what's more important" as if they had someone nearby to remind them. Secondly, they can examine their first reaction in time. For example, when people encounter criticism, denial or scolding, they will instinctively get angry, explain or refute, and even "scold" back without thinking. But metacognitive ability strong people can perceive this inner reaction in time, and set aside time to review this instinct reaction, for example, they often standing on the position of each other's problems, try to make the other person's point of view and the mood, if it is found that the other party said very reasonable, they will guide them on the other side the right point of view, rather than a bad mood, This can not only make themselves continue to progress, but also make themselves quickly out of the emotional vortex; If they find that the other person is not reasonable, they will not instinctively scold back, but choose to laugh at themselves or simply laugh off, after all, there is no need to contend with an unreasonable person. Naturally, such people are also more stable when talking to others. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/60c5795c7aa2256574392c1ffd5d1af8d8b2bf8afffb8eb7eae88a0cb3081b72.png) Because they probably run through what they want to say in their head every time they say it and think about how the other person will feel when they say it, they avoid a knee-jerk reaction and become a more emotionally intelligent person. A person with good interpersonal relationships, a stable mood and an open mind is bound to create good learning conditions for the "seven balls" in his brain. Third, they can view the present from the perspective of the future. Than the average person, metacognitive ability strong people are more likely to know what kind of life they want, know what is more important, it will be easier to solve the present problems, because they often stand in the future look at now, just like "another" fly to look back in a few decades now, they know that they should not waste time on meaningless things. With this perspective of the future, they will certainly not fall into a state of unexamined life, and will certainly have a different motivation for life and learning. In the end, they are always able to see the big picture from above and don't dive into the details of timing and action. People with strong metacognitive skills are better at capturing and thinking about those few "critical moments" that make most of the rest more productive. For example, they tend to spend 10 minutes in the morning planning the whole day, so that they can stay awake throughout the day and not be easily distracted by irrelevant temptations, just like the "other self" always standing on top of the overall situation, to navigate for themselves; They are also more willing to spend "dedicated time" thinking about the meaning and benefits of doing something, so that they can generate different motivation and avoid following others blindly. In short, a person who turns on metacognition is like having a "soul mate"; he has an "ideal self" leading him wherever and whenever he wants. Such people must go faster and farther than those who are not free of their instincts and emotions, because they "fly." So, if you practice it, you will find more applications and extraordinary results for metacognition. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/005ec486fdcc25fb3373325450dadc2143323421ed9e37b44658618dac0fcb98.png) --- *Originally published on [lungan](https://paragraph.com/@lungan/try-to-practice-flapping-their-wings)*