self-knowledge

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Recent Examples of self-knowledge Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills. Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025 This makes self-knowledge not a luxury, but an essential career tool. Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Discovering one’s impulses and sources (artistic self-knowledge) is essential for answering these questions. Douglas Unger august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025 These names suggest individual agents with self-knowledge, but that's an illusion created by the conversational interface. ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025 At the same time, White also shows that his view of the world, colored by his sexuality, is a kind of superpower that reveals self-knowledge hidden from most people. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-knowledge
Noun
  • This isn’t some crytpic way of talking about what happens without spoiling it, about some sort of self-realization.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The prosecutor challenged a defense claim that Torres ended the abuse in an act of self-realization.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Experts recommend several steps for self-discovery and improvement.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That a-ha moment — one that pushed him toward a path of self-discovery and self-acceptance — has been a prominent theme in Riccoboni’s journey as an artist and as a person.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Many of his clients are women, often in their 30s to 60s, seeking meaningful self-exploration.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And increasingly, women are choosing solitude and self-fulfillment over unsatisfying relationships.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Founders have a wide range of personal reasons for making the pivot, from seeking self-fulfillment to meeting a strategic need in their next chapter.
    Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Outside of the usual social structures, self-revelation can occur being two islands on opposite sides of the world.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Mima’s own psyche becomes fractured, a crisis of self-image expressed in frighteningly dreamlike fashion.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This includes setting healthy social media and screen time boundaries, promoting digital literacy, emphasizing critical media education, and having open and honest conversations about idealized beauty standards and self-image.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your reputation and self-concept are on the mend this month.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Now, on September 29th, the First Quarter Moon rises in your sign, illuminating your identity, self-concept, and leadership style.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The designer said spring 2026 was about the complex interplay between self-perception and the gaze of others on femininity.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Afterward, they were asked to rate their self-perception of their skill at Dutch, with the Dutch speakers offering independent observer ratings.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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