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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
And this is what real professional coaching brings to the table: the self-knowledge needed to tap into confidence on the shop floor (and everywhere else).
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Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Perhaps this is a limitation of personal writing, which narrates from the retrospective perch of self-knowledge, whereas fiction and poetry grant the writer a wider berth to suspend herself (and her characters) in inquiry.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
At the same time, White also shows that his view of the world, colored by his sexuality, is a kind of superpower that reveals self-knowledge hidden from most people.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Not only is our ability to know ourselves limited, but scientists can probably only know so much about the nature of self-knowledge.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Singer Billy Kaunda is particularly drawn to existentialist themes such as the value of self-knowledge and conscious choices in how to live.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 June 2025
The Foundling’s own archives at the New York Historical hold evidence of how the organization’s practices, which cut children off from basic forms of self-knowledge and from the possibility of ever reconnecting with their birth families, caused lifelong suffering for some baby train riders.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Her newest book is for those who feel like something is missing in life, are desperate for change, and want to get unstuck to experience joy, vulnerability, and self-knowledge.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
This also squares with evolutions within the practice that have turned more toward self-knowledge.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Perhaps this is a limitation of personal writing, which narrates from the retrospective perch of self-knowledge, whereas fiction and poetry grant the writer a wider berth to suspend herself (and her characters) in inquiry.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
At the same time, White also shows that his view of the world, colored by his sexuality, is a kind of superpower that reveals self-knowledge hidden from most people.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Not only is our ability to know ourselves limited, but scientists can probably only know so much about the nature of self-knowledge.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Singer Billy Kaunda is particularly drawn to existentialist themes such as the value of self-knowledge and conscious choices in how to live.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 June 2025
The Foundling’s own archives at the New York Historical hold evidence of how the organization’s practices, which cut children off from basic forms of self-knowledge and from the possibility of ever reconnecting with their birth families, caused lifelong suffering for some baby train riders.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Her newest book is for those who feel like something is missing in life, are desperate for change, and want to get unstuck to experience joy, vulnerability, and self-knowledge.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
This also squares with evolutions within the practice that have turned more toward self-knowledge.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 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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Per Britannica, Jung's psychoanalytic method focuses on integrating conscious and unconscious aspects of the psyche to achieve personal growth and self-realization.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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Even when characters get a moment of self-realization, Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s book, including sizeable chunks of the screenplay, replaces drama with platitudes or dialogue gags.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has released the deluxe edition of his sophomore album, Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up), featuring 11 new tracks that chronicle themes of grief, healing, young love and self-discovery.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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The road to self-discovery is bumpy, but worth it Smurfs does a great job of showing the confidence that comes when someone is comfortable in their own skin and with their unique gifts.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 July 2025
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The survey also polled 992 parents of 16-to-24-year-olds, 16% of whom encouraged social media as a tool for career and self-exploration.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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Middle schoolers can participate in self-exploration and career awareness activities to help inform their Education and Career Action Plans which are required for graduation.—
Jean Eddy,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Founders have a wide range of personal reasons for making the pivot, from seeking self-fulfillment to meeting a strategic need in their next chapter.—
Nina Ajemian,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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Turner-Seed’s own writing lays bare a struggle for self-fulfillment, to reconcile the traditional values pushed by her Jewish immigrant parents with a restless need to discover and make her own way.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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We’re introduced to a contented and excited Clémence who seems in the wake of major self-revelation.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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This is your invitation to realize how your self-disclosure leads to self-revelation.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
15 May 2025
Noun
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If those photographs, an implicit quest for a self-image, form a kind of question mark, what comes next in the show has the impact of an exclamation mark: a self-portrait from 1950, in which Varda sports the bowl cut that would be a trademark for the rest of her life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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For many, the journey from diagnosis to disease management is marked by navigating sudden lifestyle adjustments, grappling with self-image shifts, and finding ways to cope with the unpredictability of flare-ups.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Now her work focuses on how clothing shapes emotional well-being, self-concept, and resilience.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Ultimately, McKibben seems unable to imagine an alternative way for modern, secular life to have meaning that is not grounded in a self-concept of hyper-individuality and the false belief that technology does not already mediate every aspect of our existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Or consider Dove's Real Beauty Sketches campaign, which felt more like a short documentary exploring women's self-perceptions than an ad.—
Andrew Faridani,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But work can produce ambivalence — especially when there’s a mismatch between self-perception and how others perceive one’s role.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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