meta-awareness
Consciousness of consciousness
Meta-awareness is awareness of one's own awareness—the capacity to observe your own mental states as they occur.
In meditation, meta-awareness lets you notice that your mind has wandered.
In psychology, it describes the ability to monitor your own thoughts, emotions, or attention: I suddenly had a meta-awareness that I was getting defensive.
The concept is central to mindfulness practice and cognitive therapy.
Examining one's own mind
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- self-observationExamining one's own mind
self-monitoring · self-consciousness · detachment · perspective-taking · reflexivity · self-examination · self-perception · psychological insight
Awareness of the present
- vipassanaClear-seeing contemplative practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- witnessingSeeing something occur
- insight meditationObserving mental phenomena mindfully
zazen · meditation · contemplation · awakening · non-attachment · equanimity · mental clarity
Cognitive self-management abilities
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- error detectionIdentifying inaccuracies in data
- self-correctionFixing one's own errors
- self-assessmentEvaluating your own performance
Study of subjective experience
- reflexivityQuality of self-reference
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- self-referencePointing to oneself
- apperceptionMind's awareness of perceiving
subjective experience · qualia · first-person perspective · Chalmers
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
self-observation · self-monitoring · self-consciousness · detachment · perspective-taking · reflexivity · self-examination · self-perception · psychological insight · decentering
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- vipassanaClear-seeing contemplative practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- witnessingSeeing something occur
insight meditation · zazen · meditation · contemplation · awakening · non-attachment · equanimity · mental clarity
executive function
Cognitive self-management abilities
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- error detectionIdentifying inaccuracies in data
- self-correctionFixing one's own errors
self-assessment · learning strategies · calibration · mental flexibility
phenomenology
Study of subjective experience
- reflexivityQuality of self-reference
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- self-referencePointing to oneself
apperception · subjective experience · qualia · first-person perspective · Chalmers
meta-awarenessunconsciousness
Complete lack of awareness
obliviousness · unawareness · absorption · immersion · mindlessness
meta-awarenessabsorption
Process of taking in
immersion · flow state · engrossment · mind-wandering · daydreaming
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