Definition of "self-contemplation" [self-contemplation]

• The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "For Roth, the novel set the template for all his work, the exquisite torture of literary self-contemplation."
• "But if this is not to become a form of self-contemplation, it is important that we constantly learn to pray by praying with the Church."
• "In fact, most of the Vail job pool were college graduates who were still figuring out what they wanted to do in life, and thought they might as well have a good time during their self-contemplation."