This book reveals the magic tool for improving brain power: metacognition.
metacognition refers to the ability to examine oneself and make objective judgments. In short, people are more likely to have the wisdom of self-knowledge.
Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are enlightened.
Parents must first accept their children’s true appearance, help their children discover their advantages and face their shortcomings. The mentality of "wishing your son to become a dragon, and looking for your daughter to become a phoenix" needs to be based on objective judgment. Do your best, then let it go, accept your child’s original appearance, and respect your child’s preferences and choices, is a wiser choice for parents.
Live in the present, objectively understanding ourselves, others and the environment we are in can help us calmly accept the endless beauty of ourselves and others, and explore the path of life with an optimistic attitude.
Once you master the ability of metacognition, it is like having a magic tool to improve your brain power and unlock happiness.
How to master metacognition? The answer is: a strong desire for knowledge.
The author of the book, Yasuyuki Taki has had poor grades since childhood, but such a person counterattacked and became a professor at Tohoku University in Japan, focusing on research on children's brain development and human brain aging.
He believes that the secret to success lies in the fact that he actively carries out metacognitive thinking through curiosity, is good at discovering the advantages of people around him, and thinks seriously:
What is the difference between me and this person? I really want to learn from other people’s good ways!
He not only thinks about it, but also takes action. Ask sincerely and ask for advice humbly. He had no envy, jealousy, and hatred at all, but only had a strong desire for knowledge. Through this "seeking knowledge is hungry, and being humble is stupid", its connotation is "empty cup mentality", learning from fruitful people, actively iterating and upgrading, life will naturally be cheated.
In this way, when faced with your own strengths, you should not be arrogant or impatient; when faced with the advantages of others, you should not be discouraged. Know yourself and others objectively, and success and happiness come uninvited.
In this book, many practical methods for improving brain power are also proposed. I briefly summarize it as: Eat well, play well, sleep well, and develop good living habits and brain-using habits. If the space is limited, I will not expand it. Interested friends can go to the book to find out.
