How to Use self-understanding in a Sentence

self-understanding

noun
  • There’s a high price to be paid for this lack of self-understanding.
    — Margaret C. Andrews, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But reaching full self-understanding takes time, often years.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The importance of self-understanding is also not a new concept.
    — Margaret C. Andrews, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The bottom line For many, these tests have become part of a broader movement toward self-understanding.
    — Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This complete reversal of self-understanding has been rather remarkable to watch.
    — Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Today, there is a profound socio-cultural need for self-understanding.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • Diagnosed in adulthood, treatment has helped her improve focus, presence, and self-understanding.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Leaders who wish to lead with both effectiveness and authenticity can no longer just develop self-understanding alone.
    — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This will often amount to greater self-understanding and the challenge down the line, equating to better calibration and less repetition of error.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Advertisement Phones and social media have changed attention, sleep, relationships, and self-understanding.
    — Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
  • However, society doesn’t emphasize self-understanding.
    — Margaret C. Andrews, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Many people who lack self-understanding are viewed by others as untrustworthy, which relates to them being unpredictable, impulsive, poor listeners who are unable to understand other people’s perspectives and can’t see how their actions and behaviors are experienced by others.
    — Margaret C. Andrews, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025

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