introspection
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According to Psychology Today, “the same neural pathways responsible for generating innovative connections for humor may also create the intense introspection characteristic of depression.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
That makes it hard to recall his moments of introspection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Abdulmohsen showed "no remorse, regret or introspection whatsoever", Boettchner told the court.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Around 1,000 miles into the ocean from Portugal these islands offer opportunities for whale-watching and productive introspection on how to find the right partner.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
But introspection gives us far more insight into the ways of other humans than into those of dinosaurs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
He just recorded introspections about a system that would inevitably fail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Among the wisest of Coop’s early introspections considers the way that the race to acquire status symbols makes you lose sight of the things that once mattered.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Spill Tab is more than your run-of-the-mill bedroom pop act, though: Chicha’s quiet voice slices through dreamy, electro-dance ready introspections.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021
Their intimacies and intricacies are introspections and an antidote to see-me thirst traps.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 2, 2018
Furthermore, in this case we have a much more specific explanation for why introspections mess up our reactions.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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