Looking at what is being learned - pulling out the essential features - carrying them forward to aid further learning; being your own learning coach.

Knowing yourself as a learner - how you learn best; how to talk about the learning process.

Thinking about where you are going, the action you are going to take, the time and resources you will need, and the obstacles you may encounter.

Being flexible, changing your plans in the light of different circumstances, monitoring and reviewing how things are going and seeing new opportunities.