🧭 Making Choices 3/10
One woman told Côté she wished for a “survey to decide her path in life.” Her story reflects a deeper truth: we often seek external answers for what only inner reflection can resolve.
#SelfDirection #ReflectiveThinking #MindfulDecisions #Emberhart

REACTIVE THINKING
How to Shift From Reactive to Reflective Thinking

Sometimes we react before we truly understand — and those quick judgments often cost us peace, trust, and clarity.
This reflection explores how slowing down, pausing, and choosing awareness over impulse can help us see life — and people — more clearly.

#Mindfulness #EmotionalIntelligence #ReflectiveThinking #PersonalGrowth #SelfAwareness #LifeLessons #ConsciousLiving

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https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/reactive-thinking-3258c76bd750?sk=9e8e2a62aefa0a624b18917e4d2fa91b

Suppose you ask kids about their school work *while they work on it*: will it help or hurt their learning?

Asking fifth graders about their reading or math improved pre- v. post-test learning, compared to not asking (Ns > 350):

#OpenAccess paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40055

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Contribution of metacognitive questions to accuracy of judgment of learning in a digital environment

Primary school pupils have difficulty making accurate judgments of learning (JOL) in a digital environment. In two studies, we examined the contributi…