Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3882: Metacognitive Exercises by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Cognitive Skillbuilding
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Jan 18, 2026 Explore the transformative power of metacognitive exercises that challenge your default habits and emotional responses. Learn to ask why you act the way you do, gaining clarity and reducing self-deception. Colin Wright highlights habitual justifications in everyday life, like driving behaviors. He encourages examining daily choices and stressors to align actions with values. Emotional disturbances are viewed as opportunities for change, while slow adjustments aim for personal growth. Insights on understanding ourselves lead to better decision-making.
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Think About Your Thinking
- Metacognition is noticing how your mind justifies your actions so you can reduce self-deception.
- Colin Wright argues awareness lets you align behavior with who you want to be.
The Driving Hypocrisy Example
- Colin uses driving and tailgating as an example of hypocritical behavior we all commit.
- He shows how we justify our own tailgating while condemning others for it.
Question Your Lunch Routine
- Ask why you prepare and eat lunch the way you do to reveal outdated habits.
- Adjust small variables to create better outcomes aligned with your priorities.