thoughtforthought
Thought forthought is a term used to describe the practice of thinking about one's own thinking in order to improve further reasoning, learning, or decision making. In this sense it encompasses metacognitive evaluation of the validity of beliefs, the identification of biases, and the articulation of internal arguments for external scrutiny.
The term is not tied to a single formal theory. It appears chiefly in informal discussions in
Applications include reflective journaling, self-explanation protocols, and prompt design that encourages users to reveal intermediate reasoning
Critiques warn that meta-cognitive practices can be time-consuming, cognitively taxing, and prone to overconfidence if not