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174: A.J. Jacobs | Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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The Importance of Metacognition

I wonder what percentage of our day we spend in the frustrated or negative mode. Is there any science to this? Have you found anything where it's like, hey, half the population wakes up and we spend 40% of our day worrying? I have not seen any research anecdotally from my own. But I would say over half the time I was in the state of general annoyance. And it's not a good way to go through life. One of the most important skills I try to teach my kids is metacognition - being aware of your thoughts.

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