self-indulgence
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Jobs may have been a leading preacher of Silicon Valley’s gospel of failure as a steppingstone to success, but his own self-indulgence nearly turned NeXT into a trek to nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
On previous tours, I've often felt her ambition was let down by self-indulgence or messy execution.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Stephanie took an even more hard-line stance: “I tend to feel like grit and effort are admirable traits and I feel a little allergic to self-indulgence in general,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
Tables overflowing with rich food sought to admonish self-indulgence, decorative empty vessels pointed to the emptiness of wealth and possessions, and oft-depicted roses suggested that beauty and life are fleeting.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024
In defending these new standards, David Coleman, president of the College Board and one of the architects of the Common Core, seemed to equate reading and writing that is not purely fact-based with self-indulgence.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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