Monday, January 12, 2009

Metacognition: 1st Semester

Over the course of the 1st semester i utilized visualization as a really great method of remebering things as well as thinking things through. When i visualize i'm able to forsee the future in a way. At least get my mind aware of whats happening. For instance, when i'm reading a novel, I try and visualize what is going on in the book to really get a good sense of what is going on in the novel. With that said, I've also realized that looking at from different perspectives allows me to get a better sense of the same situation. I think that has also forced me to think a lot harder at regular things such as the pipe picture. At first, I simply thought it was a pipe, but lookign at it from a different perspective, you notice that it is also in fact a picture of a pipe. That little deal, helped me realize that there is many more ways to look at things than I have perceived. Moreover, when thinking in different perspectives, I'm able to become a lot more creative, because I simply understand things better from viewing things in different situations. All in all, I feel like this semester was a great experience because I learned a lot of valuable tidbits and lessons that will be helpful later in life.

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