self-critical
Adjective
Meaning
self-critical (comparative more self-critical, superlative most self-critical)
Capable of criticizing oneself; able to find mistakes and possibilities for improvement in one's own work.
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Marxism is always open, always critical, always self-critical.
The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical.
I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.
There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand that the current ruling elite is actually the old ruling elite. So they are incapable of a self-critical approach to the past.
I'm good at being self-critical. I've also been told that I'm good at taking up new sports. I'm a fast learner and pick things up very quickly.
There's an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we're morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that's a bit dangerous.