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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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