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Meta‑rational thinking is "the capacity to evaluate, adjust, and choose among different modes of reasoning. It operates at a higher level than ordinary rationality by examining how one is thinking, whether the chosen method fits the situation, and when to shift to a different cognitive approach. This makes meta‑rationality especially valuable in complex, ambiguous, or rapidly changing environments where no single model or method is sufficient."<ref>[https://efficiencyandmanagement.blogspot.com/2026/02/metarational-thinking.html Meta-rational thinking]</ref>
'''Meta‑rational thinking''' is "the capacity to evaluate, adjust, and choose among different modes of reasoning. It operates at a higher level than ordinary rationality by examining how one is thinking, whether the chosen method fits the situation, and when to shift to a different cognitive approach. This makes meta‑rationality especially valuable in complex, ambiguous, or rapidly changing environments where no single model or method is sufficient."<ref>[https://efficiencyandmanagement.blogspot.com/2026/02/metarational-thinking.html Meta-rational thinking]</ref>
== Journal article ==
*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28625355/ Meta-Reasoning: Monitoring and Control of Thinking and Reasoning], ''Trends in Cognitive Sciences'', Aug;21(8):607-617. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.05.004. Epub 2017 Jun 15.
== See also ==
*[[Metacognition]]
*[[Rational thinking]]
== External links ==
*[https://metarationality.com/introduction Meta-rationality: An introduction]
*[https://antlerboy.medium.com/what-is-meta-rationality-dade04b9386a What is meta-rationality?]
*[https://meaningness.substack.com/p/making-meta-rationality-available Making meta-rationality available]
*[https://meaningness.substack.com/p/meta-rational-practices-overview Meta-rational practices: Overview 1]
*[https://meaningness.substack.com/p/meta-rational-practices-overview-2?utm_source=publication-search Meta-rational practices: Overview 2]
*[https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Meta-Rationality Meta-Rationality]
*[https://efficiencyandmanagement.blogspot.com/2026/02/metarational-thinking.html Meta-rational thinking], Efficiency and Management blog
*[https://efficiencyandmanagement.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-thinking-type-selector-match-right.html The Thinking Type Selector: Match the Right Type of Thinking to Any Problem], Efficiency and Management blog
Videos:
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrOKQYiHqVNmFy3epErLj6X Meta-rational thinking - video playlist], Video playlist
==Notes==
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