self-analysis
noun
self-anal·y·sis
ˌself-ə-ˈna-lə-səs 
: a systematic attempt by an individual to understand his or her own personality without the aid of another person
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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.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Songs From the Hole is an autobiography told in song, a series of deeply personal music videos that double as journal entries, confessions and self-analysis.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
One of the more illuminating moments in the book, in fact, comes when Herzog most explicitly rejects the value of self-analysis.
—Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 24 Nov. 2022
On the professional side of things, Reiner is at his best leading his subject through the early stages of his career, interspersing Brooks’ memories and self-analysis with a variety of footage, including clips from talk shows on which the young standup honed his prodigious craft.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But then Kubrick himself always resisted too much self-analysis.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
But none of his self-analysis is, for my purposes, exciting.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Songs From the Hole is an autobiography told in song, a series of deeply personal music videos that double as journal entries, confessions and self-analysis.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
One of the more illuminating moments in the book, in fact, comes when Herzog most explicitly rejects the value of self-analysis.
—Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 24 Nov. 2022
On the professional side of things, Reiner is at his best leading his subject through the early stages of his career, interspersing Brooks’ memories and self-analysis with a variety of footage, including clips from talk shows on which the young standup honed his prodigious craft.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But then Kubrick himself always resisted too much self-analysis.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
But none of his self-analysis is, for my purposes, exciting.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
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self-analysis
noun
self-anal·y·sis
-ə-ˈnal-ə-səs
plural self-analyses
-ˌsēz
: a systematic attempt by an individual to understand his or her own personality without the aid of another person
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