This course will focus on those aspect of cognitive self-improvement that are open to direct, volitional control. It will integrate psycho-epistemology with applications to academic work, business, and everyday life. 

Topics will include: Consciousness as the manager of cognitive activity; the roles of introspection and volition in cognitive self-improvement; mind-management techniques for activating your full context of relevant knowledge as needed in thinking and comprehension; rule-of-thumb procedures for creative problem-solving; method of concept exploration for zeroing in on essentials; intellectual self-defense; thinking techniques for facilitating objectivity about interpersonal relations.