self-awareness
noun
self-aware·ness
ˌself-ə-ˈwer-nəs 
: an awareness of one's own personality or individuality
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Breaking this cycle requires self-awareness and healing from past attachment wounds.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Various studies have looked into whether dogs have any self-awareness (the ability to think of themselves as separate from what's around them).
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Musk did have a rare moment of self-awareness late last week, during an Oval Office appearance with his 4-year-old son and President Donald Trump.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2025
Some crowd work, featuring Keith Richards, Cher, and Ryan Reynolds benefited from the self-awareness of its hosts, Poehler and Fey, in poking fun at what was transparently an excuse to spotlight A-listers.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Various studies have looked into whether dogs have any self-awareness (the ability to think of themselves as separate from what's around them).
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Musk did have a rare moment of self-awareness late last week, during an Oval Office appearance with his 4-year-old son and President Donald Trump.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2025
Some crowd work, featuring Keith Richards, Cher, and Ryan Reynolds benefited from the self-awareness of its hosts, Poehler and Fey, in poking fun at what was transparently an excuse to spotlight A-listers.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Self-awareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-awareness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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