At a recent meetup one of the topics of discussion was methods of introspection. This is an interesting topic to me because sometimes all it takes is becoming aware of a new method to clarify an area where you were making little progress. Different methods also appeal more to people with different cognitive styles. I think it would be awesome to be surprised by useful modes we haven't thought of before!
Before you fill your brain up with what we came up with, I am asking you to spend 1-5 minutes writing down names or descriptions of the different methods you use when engaged in thought. This can be normal thought, metacognition, etc. If you can think of a label or description that communicates something useful about it, it's fair game. An example if you have no idea what I'm talking about: imagining counterfactuals is a method of introspection, meditation can also be one, etc. It is a lot harder to brainstorm once you see 20 different ideas.
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Datapoint: I still struggle with bad habits, most of which relate to information addiction. Link aggregaters, forums, books, wikis...even academic articles (The tab explosions I get following trails of citations are worse than TvTropes). It's a very double-edged thing: lowering grades but significantly enhancing research projects.
It can help with identifying the bad habit and recognizing its triggers, but that won't necessarily make resisting the trigger easier. It might be useful when used in conjunction with some behavioral modification techniques?
Yup, I'm thinking specifically of the Cue Action Reward model. You keep the trigger and the reward the same.