tip of the metacognitive tongue

[triple_entendre]

Just noticed that if there's a word I can't quite recall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_of_the_tongue), it actually helps if I reason about it out loud. I talked aloud, in a disinterested voice, about the particular concept as if explaining it to someone. After about a

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[tiarasaurus]

You are very skilled at explaining mental processes.

I can totally relate to what you described.

Thanks for giving me a new way of conceptualizing it.

[darklyspun]

This is really interesting.