self-watching
nounUK /ˌself ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/
US /ˌself ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
The act of paying attention to your own thoughts and actions.
Her habit of self-watching helped her notice when she was getting upset.
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2. The practice of observing oneself without judgment, often as a meditative exercise.
Daily self-watching can make you calmer and more focused.
3. A security setup in which a person or system monitors its own activity.
The app includes self-watching features that alert you to unusual logins.
4. An inward focus that can sometimes become excessive worry about how one appears.
Too much self-watching made him nervous during the presentation.