self-indulgence
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Jobs may have been a leading preacher of Silicon Valley’s gospel of failure as a steppingstone to success, but his own self-indulgence nearly turned NeXT into a trek to nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
On previous tours, I've often felt her ambition was let down by self-indulgence or messy execution.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Tables overflowing with rich food sought to admonish self-indulgence, decorative empty vessels pointed to the emptiness of wealth and possessions, and oft-depicted roses suggested that beauty and life are fleeting.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2024
Accompanied by a string quartet, it seems, by that point, less like theatrical excavation than self-indulgence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
The chestnut-eyed actress with long auburn hair knows that this moment will put her name in papers around the world, so there is more than a touch of self-indulgence in her actions.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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