#metacognition — Public Fediverse posts

A standard skill gives you one return. A meta-skill gives you a return on every other skill you learn after it.

Learn to read and you can learn from books. Learn to write and you can build a note-taking system that helps you think.

The catch is that compounding works both ways. Leaving a meta-skill undeveloped is a bit like keeping your money under the bed rather than in a savings account.

https://www.ctnet.co.uk/meta-skill-explained/

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I'd used the term meta-skill in two recent blog posts, then realised I'd never defined it. There wasn't even a permanent note on it in my Zettelkasten.

My definition: a meta-skill is a skill that helps you learn another skill.

In my new post I explore three I rely on, reading, writing and metacognition, and why they compound over time.

https://www.ctnet.co.uk/meta-skill-explained/

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