self-reflection
noun
self-re·flec·tion
ˌself-ri-ˈflek-shən 
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Parks’s library isolation gave her the gift of self-reflection and creation — going the way your blood beats, to riff on James Baldwin’s advice about living truthfully.
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Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, and spend time in self-reflection and prayer.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Every day during this month, Muslims focus on God-consciousness, self-reflection and self-improvement.
—The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
The 64 films submitted cover stories about identity, motherhood, immigration, love, childhood, self-reflection, and more.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
It was really written as part storytelling, part self-reflection.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
Positioned between two focal points, one mirrored, the lounge hints at fluidity and self-reflection.
—Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Those include Tina Fey, Diane Keaton and Eric Idle.
One of the benefits of streaming has been the appetite and latitude for such retrospectives, allowing artists to engage in expansive self-reflection.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
But perhaps the comparison should have the opposite effect, urging us toward deeper self-reflection by linking what is most shameful in our past to what is most galling in our present.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, and spend time in self-reflection and prayer.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Every day during this month, Muslims focus on God-consciousness, self-reflection and self-improvement.
—The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
The 64 films submitted cover stories about identity, motherhood, immigration, love, childhood, self-reflection, and more.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
It was really written as part storytelling, part self-reflection.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
Positioned between two focal points, one mirrored, the lounge hints at fluidity and self-reflection.
—Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Those include Tina Fey, Diane Keaton and Eric Idle.
One of the benefits of streaming has been the appetite and latitude for such retrospectives, allowing artists to engage in expansive self-reflection.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
But perhaps the comparison should have the opposite effect, urging us toward deeper self-reflection by linking what is most shameful in our past to what is most galling in our present.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Self-reflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reflection. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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