remembering-firstthinking

noun
UK /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ˈfɜːstˌθɪŋkɪŋ/
US /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ˈfɜrstˌθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thinking about something the way you did the very first time you learned it.

Remembering-firstthinking helped her solve the puzzle because she recalled her very first try.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Going back to your earliest idea about something before you learned more.

His remembering-firstthinking made him question the rule everyone else accepted.

3. The habit of checking what you thought at the start of a project.

Remembering-firstthinking showed the team how much their plan had changed.

4. A way of learning that values your first guess as a clue.

Teachers use remembering-firstthinking to see what students already know.