self-examination
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A report last week by Yale University contains a surprising dose of self-examination that dares to agree with what many of its critics have been saying for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Also gut never does a full audit—you need your brain for that, for reflection and self-examination on how or where you went wrong, to help you next time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
His version of self-examination had a way of prying open everyone from comedians to President Barack Obama in 2015, making his podcast the first to interview a sitting president.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
It is as close to self-examination as he comes, at least in front of the parole board.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
For the many thousands, who know by experience what a calm, candid, searching, self-examination is, now that their attention has been drawn to its full psychological import, no further word is necessary.
From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.