as in self-consciousness
knowledge and awareness of your own personality or character
Her self-awareness was unusual in such a young child.
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Recent Examples of self-awareness
Blue Lace Agate: Carry blue lace agate in your pocket when making decisions to enhance self-awareness and mental focus.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Being tired can feel different for different people, and your own self-awareness of feeling tired can differ, depending on your age, goals, and overall personality.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
An overabundance of ego involvement and the judging of others will not allow the vital components of self-awareness and accountability a client needs to benefit from the coaching experience.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s a clever self-awareness to the way Jingle All the Way puts a mild-mannered, suburban Schwarzenegger into action-hero mode.
—Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Being tired can feel different for different people, and your own self-awareness of feeling tired can differ, depending on your age, goals, and overall personality.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
An overabundance of ego involvement and the judging of others will not allow the vital components of self-awareness and accountability a client needs to benefit from the coaching experience.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s a clever self-awareness to the way Jingle All the Way puts a mild-mannered, suburban Schwarzenegger into action-hero mode.
—Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-awareness
- self-recognition
- self-analysis
- introspection
- self-reflection
- self-examination
- self-observation
- soul-searching
- contemplation
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Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024
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Even for members of this elite group, self-recognition is no instant achievement.Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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The sociopolitical implications of his story—desperate poverty, harassment by the police, along with exploitation by the boxing business and its high-handed authorities—are balanced by his earnest self-analyses and the detailing of his home life.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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My tip: Practice your decision-making skills as a leader with self-analysis to improve your next performance incrementally.LaRae Quy, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The constant demands of strategy, decision-making, and stakeholder management can leave little room for introspection.Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The subjects of the former president's books ranged widely: foreign policy to religious theory, personal experience with faith to historic presidential moments, introspection to art and even tales for children.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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For those considering startup life, self-reflection is crucial.Bhanu Jagasia, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Balancing the demands of professional basketball with family life hasn’t always been easy, but for Green, fatherhood has become a grounding force and a constant source of self-reflection.Nasha Smith, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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According to studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health, approximately 25% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer discovered the cancer through self-examination.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hopefully, this conversation will be a wakeup call for your friend and prompt her to do some self-examination.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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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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Moreover, self-observation might highlight a leader's tendency to let stress visibly affect their demeanor, inadvertently impacting team morale.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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The disbelief and soul-searching among Latino activists and finger-pointing by Democrats will continue throughout 2025, predicated on the idea that Latinos who went with Trump voted against their self-interest.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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General manager John Lynch acknowledged the issue and revealed the organization has some soul-searching to do this offseason.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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These tantalizing displays appealed to our senses, offering quick and captivating content that increasingly prioritized immediacy and entertainment over depth and contemplation.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The online world sometimes seems to revolve around stressful scenarios—road rages, animal attacks, cliff jumps, political debates—that demand our response, or at least our contemplation of one.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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