self-direction
Example Sentences
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My foundation is supported by cornerstones — a big, loving, supportive family; work with meaning; financial independence; self-direction.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022
Rather, she has been largely tasked to do assignments and read slide decks — learning that is text-heavy and requires self-direction.
From Washington Post • May 19, 2020
The question implies that their “intent” is self-direction, which we would respect, but ignorance of the current best information hurts others—and license to hurt others is not allowed.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2020
They found that having a quiet ego was associated with self-transcendent values-- such as universalism and benevolence-- as well as self-direction and achievement.
From Scientific American • May 26, 2018
As soon as there is life, there is self-direction, and absorbing and using of material.
From The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse by Various
