self-analysis

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Recent Examples of self-analysis With a mind engaged in varied tasks, the time dedicated to art becomes sharper, less prone to the debilitating self-analysis that can derail artistic momentum. Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025 Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person. Jenn Pelly, Time, 7 June 2025 Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s otherwise smart Rough Strife suffered from the first-person narrator’s self-analysis eclipsing action and drive. Alex Vernon may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025 Do some self-analysis, and ask yourself: What are my interests? Robin Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 This is another trait of Mr. McNally’s: lacerating self-analysis, paired with knowing humor. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Zambra’s essays and stories contain plenty of reflection and self-analysis, but the fundamental purpose of the nonfiction that dominates the book is to show readers his son, his son’s world, and the overlapping but not identical world of fatherhood. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024 The sociopolitical implications of his story—desperate poverty, harassment by the police, along with exploitation by the boxing business and its high-handed authorities—are balanced by his earnest self-analyses and the detailing of his home life. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 My tip: Practice your decision-making skills as a leader with self-analysis to improve your next performance incrementally. Larae Quy, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-analysis
Noun
  • It was thought that the simple last scene of Tom readying Ethan’s bedroom and giving the always subtly expressive Ruffalo a moment of quiet introspection would do the trick.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Even then, there’s still room for some introspection on the record.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When my job involves asking players and coaches about an inadequate performance on some nights, there’s something to be said for being willing to do so with a little self-awareness and humility.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Essentially, Carruth’s stories emphasize empathy, self-awareness, and emotional growth.
    William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mother’s turbulent self-examination is incited by the revelation of Sister Agnieszka’s pregnancy in the film’s first Act.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This disciplined self-examination is the foundation for refining skills and advancing toward mastery.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The book’s journey through the brain ends at the frontal pole, a region involved in self-reflection — thinking about thinking.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Awareness activities encourage self-reflection and can include activities like a body scan, breathing exercises, or journaling.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The embarrassment led to soul-searching, both for him and his team.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • What Happens Next There would seem to be little hope for a more civil political discourse, despite the soul-searching and appeals on both sides, especially in the run-up to next year’s midterms.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Whether or not dogs have awareness of themselves as an individual and any sort of mirror self-recognition is still up for debate.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Like any literary work, the individual critical voice finds its echoes in the world at large, in readers’ self-recognition, in a sense of community.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, invisibility has come as a relief, insofar as my vanity always kept company with self-consciousness and self-flagellation.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Detouring into satire would give that notion some pause and would give my writing some wings, liberating me from self-consciousness and untethering me from reality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are three invitations leaders can offer their direct reports: Play with the technology as a tool for self-observation.
    Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

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“Self-analysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-analysis. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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