self-preoccupation

noun

self-preoccupation

noun

Etymology From self- + preoccupation.

1

Excessive interest in oneself.

Giving up the illusion of agency eliminates much of our self-preoccupation, thereby allowing us to listen more carefully and receptively to what others are saying.2012, Paul Breer, The Spontaneous Self: Viable Alternatives to Free Will, page 195:

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