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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
The sheer competence of language models has already revamped the human quest for self-knowledge.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Their support, combined with all the self-knowledge she's gained has been invaluable.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
This is where self-knowledge becomes relational intelligence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The multi-day hike proved to be a pathway to greater self-knowledge.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025
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
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
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Their support, combined with all the self-knowledge she's gained has been invaluable.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
This is where self-knowledge becomes relational intelligence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The multi-day hike proved to be a pathway to greater self-knowledge.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-knowledge
- self-realization
- self-discovery
- self-actualization
- self-exploration
- self-fulfillment
- self-revelation
- self-image
- self-concept
Noun
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Leaving, at the time, was seen as a temporary sacrifice, something connected to work and supporting a family, not to self-realization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Taking the main character’s famous journey of self-realization every night.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Dec. 2025
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Forced to confront this web of lies, Kanan faced an existential crisis of self-discovery and emerged stronger and more resolute than ever.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Once used primarily for fortune-telling tarot has also evolved into a tool for other forms of mysticism such as storytelling, symbology, holistic reflection, spiritual exploration, and therapeutic self-discovery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gentle protagonists whose personal struggles with self-actualization end up activating the lives of others are, of course, familiar in the theater.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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These stories reveal how movement, both literal and metaphorical, can propel the ongoing work of self-actualization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Younger people are interested in self-exploration, but on their terms.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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That sets Charli off on a bit of self-exploration and a reunion with her childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra).—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But this is a Norman Lear comedy after all (his last before passing in late 2023) — so by the end of the first episode, the hilarious sitcom has revealed its true interest in acceptance, forgiveness, and self-fulfillment.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
17 Nov. 2025
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And increasingly, women are choosing solitude and self-fulfillment over unsatisfying relationships.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What self-revelation occurred was not done casually.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Later in her speech, Paulson noted a self-revelation about Roberts, 58.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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From the empire of Cyrus the Great to the Safavid and the imperial era, its historical self-image is that of a major power, not a peripheral state that can be pressured by other countries.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Your self-image as well as the way you’re perceived by others will be evolving in a major way now, and pairing faith and imagination and even letting your imagination run wild with a hefty dose of determination will translate to results in terms of greater confidence and making your mark.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Rushdie struggles with that self-concept.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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But your nervous system, expectations and self-concept are all shifting at once.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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