Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Improvement of one's condition through one's own efforts.
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- noun Following a disciplined programme to improve one’s
physical health ,mental health orcharacter
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- noun the act of improving yourself
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Quantified Self, which, in the name of self-improvement, provides tools for collecting data on every aspect of your daily life: sleeping, eating, having sex, worrying, having coffee and so forth.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT P. CREASE 2011
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There is a disease in the Western World, and it's called "self-improvement."
Derek Rydall: Why It's Time For Self-Acceptance Over Self-Improvement Derek Rydall 2011
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There is a disease in the Western World, and it's called "self-improvement."
Derek Rydall: Why It's Time For Self-Acceptance Over Self-Improvement Derek Rydall 2011
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“Every week I pick up a pearl that I can use as a self-improvement tool.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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I am as guilty as the next when it comes to pledging self-improvement and other typical resolutions.
Ronda Carman: Out With the Old? Ronda Carman 2011
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Beyond self-improvement for each child, Johann stresses the broader societal impact of Right To Play programs.
Soccer Ball Diplomacy The Huffington Post 2011
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The grandfather of all self-help books, which spawned an industry devoted to self-improvement, is being updated for the age of Facebook and Twitter.
Dale Carnegie's self-help bible gets a new life for the digital age 2011
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Using self-improvement to become free is like trying to dig yourself out of a hole; the more you try, the deeper you get into the dirt.
Derek Rydall: Why It's Time For Self-Acceptance Over Self-Improvement Derek Rydall 2011
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People find self-reflection and self-improvement in a variety of ways. . .
Staring Into the Chasm Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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I am as guilty as the next when it comes to pledging self-improvement and other typical resolutions.
Ronda Carman: Out With the Old? Ronda Carman 2011
oroboros commented on the word self-improvement
"Self Improvement:
Set up a projector to
cast a paint-by-the-numbers
image upon a flowing river.
Then take that water color set
that your mother bought for you and try
to finish the painting."
--"toombaru"
Also, see poached eggs.
January 25, 2008