on oneself
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“Working on oneself is complicated—you have biases towards what the results would be that are cognitively difficult.”
From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2022
Money is simply best spent on oneself, or really anything other than ending world hunger.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022
Through inner reflection on oneself, one can then understand the nature of the world.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
That type of person — high expectations, tough on others, tougher on oneself, averse to asking for help — is a well-worn military role that is hard enough to fill for men.
From New York Times • May 24, 2015
It is seldom pleasant to tell on oneself, but some times it is a sort of relief to a man to make a confession.
From Sketches New and Old, Part 2. by Twain, Mark
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