navel-gaze
Obsess over oneself
To navel-gaze is to focus excessively on oneself or one's own concerns, often at the expense of awareness of broader issues.
The image is of someone so absorbed in contemplating their own belly button that they ignore the world around them: The department spent months navel-gazing instead of addressing customer complaints.
The noun is navel-gazing.
Excessively focused inward
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- self-involvedPreoccupied with oneself
- self-obsessedFixated on oneself
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
narcissistic · self-focused · self-regarding · self-indulgent · solipsistic · myopic · insular · self-important
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
self-analysis · self-observation · self-inquiry · self-discovery · self-perception · self-assessment · self-evaluation · rumination
Think deeply about
- reflectReturn light or thought
- museThink deeply about
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- broodHatchlings as a group
cogitate · meditate · deliberate · contemplate · think · consider · philosophize · speculate
Failing to achieve results
- self-indulgentYielding to one's desires
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- circularForming a closed curve
fruitless · masturbatory · indulgent · pretentious · overthinking · paralysis · procrastination · stagnation
self-absorbed
Excessively focused inward
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- self-involvedPreoccupied with oneself
- self-obsessedFixated on oneself
egocentric · narcissistic · self-focused · self-regarding · self-indulgent · solipsistic · myopic · insular · self-important · oblivious
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
self-questioning · self-analysis · self-observation · self-inquiry · self-discovery · self-perception · self-assessment · self-evaluation · rumination · self-understanding
ponder
Think deeply about
brood · cogitate · meditate · deliberate · contemplate · think · consider · philosophize · speculate · theorize
unproductive
Failing to achieve results
- self-indulgentYielding to one's desires
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- pointlessLacking any purpose
circular · fruitless · masturbatory · indulgent · pretentious · overthinking · paralysis · procrastination · stagnation · passivity
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
zen · reflection · centering · presence · awareness · inner-peace · breathing · sitting · retreat · solitude
navel-gazetake action
Begin doing something
act · do · get involved · engage · participate
navel, gaze, navels, gazes, gazed, gazing, gazer, gazers, navel-gazing