as in self-discoveries
the act of achieving the full development of your abilities and talents
Work is often a means of self-realization.
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Although centered around the cartographer’s task of conducting the Ordnance Survey of 1865, there are flashbacks to the Great Hunger in the 1840s, as well as meditations on movement within and out of the country, taking readers to Italy, Canada, and then back to that unnamed Irish peninsula.—
Nora Biette-Timmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
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The event will feature an in-gallery tour, meditations, conversation and a reception.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The former front man of the Smiths revisits familiar territory—his self-reflections, or, rather, complications, surrounding romance, fame, and politics.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Mar. 2026
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Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one.—
Lina Lecaro,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
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Throughout her journey after her cancer diagnosis, Bahl has become a fierce advocate for the importance of self-examinations.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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