as in self-awareness
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- self-awareness
- self-recognition
- self-analysis
- introspection
- self-reflection
- self-observation
- self-absorption
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As ridiculous as either of the Joel Schumacher Bat-films without the self-awareness to realize it, The Dark Knight Rises does deserve credit for giving its hero a proper finale in an age of never-ending zombie franchises.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
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This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
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Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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Research clearly shows the power of such introspection.—
Albert Kim,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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By photographing moments of introspection and inner life, Romane takes part in the ritual itself, while spending meaningful time with the communities of Jurema and the quilombos.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Aug. 2025
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Any student who completes at least three sessions receives a portfolio with their hours of participation, topics discussed, peer feedback and a self-reflection, which can be shared with college admissions offices.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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But that same glue wasn’t transformed into a product until an innovation occurred, driven by self-reflection far from the workplace.—
Albert Kim,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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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
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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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Aaron Peck writes in the Times Literary Supplement, Published in 1869, Sentimental Education portrays the coming of age of its central character in the years before France’s Second Empire, an ironic hero whose self-absorption prevents him from any meaningful engagement in life.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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When Your Greatest Strength Becomes Your Weakness Confidence is essential in leadership, but there's a fine line between self-assurance and self-absorption.—
Isabelita Castilho,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Self-consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-consciousness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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