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A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states
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The ability of a program to examine at run time the type or properties of an object.
Examples of introspection in a Sentence
Many of the subjects invoke calm and introspection.
As a result, adolescents may display increased introspection and self-consciousness.
This requires critical self introspection but is worthwhile undertaking.
He is full of deep, wordy introspection about his fellow team members.
The man seemed lost in introspection, as if delivering a soliloquy.
Such personal introspection leads to remembrance of the Creator and inspires a commitment to spiritual improvement over the next twelve months.
By being in touch with yourself through a life long process of self introspection, you will be aware of any changes within yourself.
This maintenance is performed by thinking styles that encourage any introspection to be emotionally arousing.
We are given fragments of what seems an eternal evening of dark introspection.
These kinds of approaches to therapy, by encouraging emotionally arousing introspection, are actually working against nature.
The Dream of Herod traces an evolution from dark, brooding introspection to dawning effulgence.
Still, a little introspection shows that we do not have a mental image for every word we hear.
Set aside a point in the day to designate as your introspection time.
As the pace of life becomes more frantic the value of introspection becomes diminished except in art where it is encouraged to become grotesque.
Rand explains that men know they have volition through the act of introspection.
They have been touchy about, if not intolerant of, criticism, betraying a lack of introspection.
He holds that we post-moderns have far too much time to spend in the kind of morbid introspection that comes from excessive leisure.
The hardships of his early years drove him to introspection and to solitary communion with nature, and thus favoured a more than proportionate development of the sentimental and poetic side of his mind.
This is a book that invites introspection from established groups, possibly even navel gazing.
He deals with the problems and dangers of discouragement and shows us how to avoid the pitfalls of introspection and too much self-examination.
He was by no means prone to overmuch introspection, his great interest in the conduct of others being shown in the wise maxims of Poor Richard, which were possibly too utilitarian but were wonderfully successful in instructing American morals.
These months of slow recovery were a time of serious introspection for Goethe.
Of other events of this period the most notable were two winter journeys, the first in 1777, to the Harz Mountains, the second, two years later, to Switzerland - journeys which gave Goethe scope for that introspection and reflection for which his Weimar life left him little time.
Beneath this, however, ran an undercurrent of sadness; he was occasionally subject to hours of deep silence and introspection that approached a condition of trance.
It was and still is held by many that the criminal may be best and most effectually weaned from his evil ways by shutting him up for lengthy periods between four walls, and subjecting him, when most susceptible, to curative processes, to constant exhortation and searching introspection, changing his nature and restoring him to society a reformed man.
Pisces will have a soothing and calming effect on Scorpio and help her learn to achieve greater introspection.
In such cases, Scorpio's introspection becomes his worst enemy.
As you continue to work on this tactic day to day, strive to relive your whole day in the course of your introspection period.
You allow the loving, divine being to show you how to live and interact with others constantly here.The technique associated with devotion is almost the exact opposite of the introspection one.
The pragmatic nature of a typical Taurus doesn't see much use for this level of introspection; after all, there is work to be done.
Water signs exhibit the most emotion of the four elements, and they flourish during times of introspection.
Unfortunately, these aspects of Pisces are often overshadowed by the negative angle which directs Pisces introspection into the field of depression.
Introspection that is not used for discernment and gaining wisdom can lead to all sorts of self-obsessive qualities.
Different than beer, different than spirit alcohol, wine inherently lends itself more to in-depth analysis, rumination, introspection, chit-chat, and general critiquing.