[rysmit]

Metaconginiton or as the author calls it, "thinking about thinking" sounds like intelligence to me.

Self-control is mentally controlling yourself. It takes an active, thinking, controlled mind to put off what is self-indulgence now for one's own greater good. This may be subjective but I find that most intelligent people are self-controlled by definition.

[dhimes]

Metaconginiton or as the author calls it, "thinking about thinking" sounds like intelligence to me

It's usually used to refer to something more akin to self-awareness than raw horsepower. Noticing that you didn't understand a paragraph that you just read is something that some people have to learn later in life than others, for example. It may have to do with intelligence, but also probably motivation and cognitive skills.

Edit: fixed typo I may have -> It may have