Wanting to Know, The Source of Motivation

boredom turns us away from information we already know or we have no interest in - to save energy for more important things. - so what is known becomes boring.

either you set modest small goals to achieve something or you have long-term goals which you need to be reminded of regularly.

Learning needs to be in the Goldilocks zone. So should neither be too simple nor too complex.

Metacognition:
Metacognition is cognition over cognition. The set of higher-order cognitive systems that monitor our mental processes.

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Motivation

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