self-analysis

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The Times piece, more urgent and insightful than much of what’s in “The Catastrophe Hour,” shows that Daum remains capable of the clear-eyed self-analysis that characterizes her best work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

After periods of introspection and self-analysis, Bellamy the coach is a different person, one who prides himself on his composure and analytical eye.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

Jackson was not given to self-analysis, or at least not in any way that she was willing to share with the world.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

I suppose that in dissecting the song with them, I was indulging in some self-analysis: trying to understand how a happy union of lyrics and musical notes could stay with me so meaningfully, for decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

Even granting that Cosden's self-analysis was correct to the extent that he possessed no romance in his make-up, the present surroundings were such as to suggest the "psychological moment" even to the most obtuse.

From The Bachelors A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana