navel-gazes
Dwells on self
Navel-gazes is the third-person singular form of navel-gaze, meaning to engage in excessive self-absorption or introspection.
The image is of someone staring at their own belly button, oblivious to the wider world: While the committee navel-gazes, the actual problem goes unsolved.
The term is almost always dismissive or critical.
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
self-awareness · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-discovery · self-observation · ruminate · ponder · contemplate
Obsessed with one's image
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- self-involvedPreoccupied with oneself
- self-obsessedFixated on oneself
solipsistic · egotistical · vain · conceited · self-important · inward-looking · preoccupied · self-serving
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- zenMeditative calm
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
quietude · reflection · solitude · mantra · centering · breathing · awareness · presence
Dwelling excessively on thoughts
- overanalyzingExcessive mental dissection
- dwellingPlace of residence
- fixatingFocusing to excess
- obsessingThinking about compulsively
paralysis · unproductive · excessive · indulgent · self-indulgent · pointless · fruitless · neurotic
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
soul-searching · self-awareness · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-discovery · self-observation · ruminate · ponder · contemplate · cogitate
narcissistic
Obsessed with one's image
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- self-involvedPreoccupied with oneself
self-obsessed · solipsistic · egotistical · vain · conceited · self-important · inward-looking · preoccupied · self-serving · self-interested
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- zenMeditative calm
stillness · quietude · reflection · solitude · mantra · centering · breathing · awareness · presence · focus
overthinking
Dwelling excessively on thoughts
- overanalyzingExcessive mental dissection
- dwellingPlace of residence
- fixatingFocusing to excess
obsessing · paralysis · unproductive · excessive · indulgent · self-indulgent · pointless · fruitless · neurotic · anxious
navel-gazestakes action
Begins doing something
acts · does · engages · participates · intervenes
navel-gazesreaches out
Initiates contact
connects · gives back · empathizes · volunteers · collaborates
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