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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
This also squares with evolutions within the practice that have turned more toward self-knowledge.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
This approach requires deep self-knowledge and institutional research.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This framing posits the algorithm as a form of alterity, an otherness that aids in self-knowledge.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
In their prejudice against Mahler, which was both racial and musical, the Germans and Austrians at the core of classical tradition had torn out of themselves a vital source of self-knowledge as well as musical glory.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Technology should augment our self-knowledge, not replace it.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Processing the abuse, Majors says, has led to more self-knowledge about his behavior in relationships.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
These are self-knowledge, adding value, and relationships.
—Cathleen Swody, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
This advancement would offer everyone a convenient and noninvasive way to stay informed and proactively manage their own health, beginning a new era of human self-knowledge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
This approach requires deep self-knowledge and institutional research.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This framing posits the algorithm as a form of alterity, an otherness that aids in self-knowledge.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
In their prejudice against Mahler, which was both racial and musical, the Germans and Austrians at the core of classical tradition had torn out of themselves a vital source of self-knowledge as well as musical glory.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Technology should augment our self-knowledge, not replace it.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Processing the abuse, Majors says, has led to more self-knowledge about his behavior in relationships.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
These are self-knowledge, adding value, and relationships.
—Cathleen Swody, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
This advancement would offer everyone a convenient and noninvasive way to stay informed and proactively manage their own health, beginning a new era of human self-knowledge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-knowledge
- self-realization
- self-discovery
- self-exploration
- self-fulfillment
- self-revelation
- self-image
- self-concept
- self-perception
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As the story unfolds, viewers are drawn into the world of creativity and introspection, witnessing the journey towards self-realization and fulfillment of aspirations, all while navigating the intricate dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Both young actors are superb, each zigzagging along that fine line between immature posturing and actual, exhilarating self-realization, evoking that transitional stage through which girls like them can often seem at least three ages at once.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Travelers come here for rest, rejuvenation and self-discovery.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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As per the synopsis, the film humorously critiques Hollywood’s beauty standards while celebrating the complexities of womanhood and explores the themes of motherhood and self-discovery.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Gemini Near Me’s goal is to empower users to become the best version of themselves by diving into self-exploration and embarking on a fascinating self-work journey—made possible by a plethora of interactive features.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That self-exploration inspired her latest album, Patterns.—
Jeff Nelson,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The film explores the dilemma of choosing between self-fulfillment and familial obligations, showing how Joyce learns to embrace her mother’s modern family business and reflecting on the challenges of a globalized generation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Maslow's model highlights the importance of psychological and self-fulfillment needs.—
Raquel Gomes,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The movie is a quietly exuberant outburst of self-revelation, a coming-of-age tale full of passion and gratitude for the cultural and natural splendors of his home town.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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The parallels here are unsubtle, but Falconer’s delicate and impressively assured direction smoothes them into something honest, so that even the moments that might seem obvious to us roil with self-revelation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Bandura’s research showed that people tend to reframe or rationalize their actions to protect their self-image, even when the facts suggest otherwise.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This could be a sobering truth or reality check around your self-image, or a relationship that requires more serious commitment.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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As highlighted in a Harvard Business Review article, working through a professional identity crisis involves redefining your self-concept and aligning it with your aspirations.—
Carrie Anne Yu,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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For instance, a 2019 study published in Personal Relationships shows that self-concept clarity — having a strong and stable sense of self — directly predicts greater relationship satisfaction for both partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Social psychology long agrees that early life experiences play a significant role in shaping our worldview, self-perception and level of confidence.—
Vinesh Sukumaran,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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To Feedback Feedback that challenges our self-perception often triggers emotional responses that hinder its effectiveness.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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