self-knowledge
noun
self-knowl·edge
ˌself-ˈnä-lij 
: knowledge or understanding of one's own capabilities, character, feelings, or motivations : self-understanding
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Cultivate Self-Awareness If knowledge is power, self-knowledge is a true superpower.
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Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Bill was an extraordinary rarity—a highly productive and widely admired artist who relentlessly pursued self-knowledge, seeking nothing less than an understanding of the fundamental questions of being.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Her characters accumulate self-knowledge but can’t keep it in focus.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
This pathway to sentient AI suggests an intelligence that is propelled by an internal drive for self-knowledge.
—Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The second half is a model to put that self-knowledge into action.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
At its core, it is grounded in vulnerability and self-knowledge, particularly an understanding of positionality.
—Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
That means that self-knowledge is actually a subset of self-determination — the exact same value that your grandmother is asserting.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Oct. 2024
Because having kids is (or should be) a personal decision based on desire and self-knowledge not familial, social or political pressure.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Bill was an extraordinary rarity—a highly productive and widely admired artist who relentlessly pursued self-knowledge, seeking nothing less than an understanding of the fundamental questions of being.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Her characters accumulate self-knowledge but can’t keep it in focus.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
This pathway to sentient AI suggests an intelligence that is propelled by an internal drive for self-knowledge.
—Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The second half is a model to put that self-knowledge into action.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
At its core, it is grounded in vulnerability and self-knowledge, particularly an understanding of positionality.
—Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
That means that self-knowledge is actually a subset of self-determination — the exact same value that your grandmother is asserting.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Oct. 2024
Because having kids is (or should be) a personal decision based on desire and self-knowledge not familial, social or political pressure.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-knowledge. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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