introspection

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“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

For all his introspection, Dunk wrongfully justifies his own survival as a transaction — a king-to-be traded for a commoner.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

This humiliation should spark some deep introspection among the hierarchy at Celtic Park and with it, a question: Is this a great football club or is it not?

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

It replaces conspicuous display with introspection, trading “look what I own” for “look how I feel.”

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Once the fighting started, Van Riper didn’t want introspection.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell