self-indulgence

I believed neurosis was just another name for self-indulgence, that a no-nonsense attitude and plenty of outdoor exercise were of far more use than complaining to a psychologist.

Slaying is Such Sweet Sorrow Patricia Harwin 2005

Francis Wayland, a prominent theologian, antislavery activist, and longtime president of Brown University in the decades before the Civil War, spoke for many of the cloth when he warned that “thoughtless caprice,” “sensual self-indulgence,” and “reckless expense” were not only sinful but also socially ruinous.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Without oversight, strong regulation and strict enforcement run away greed, self-indulgence and gross dishonesty take over and the result is what we have experienced.

Crist wants special session, amendment to ban offshore drilling 2010

You might as well hand out coloring books and Mad Libs to keep people busy for the next 90 days as the blogosphere comes to accept that it's a venue for narcissism, distraction and self-indulgence rather than a tool for affecting national space policy.

Dear Mr. Augustine - NASA Watch 2009

Norman had always fostered a certain self-indulgence in respect of his chain of thought, and this reverie was no exception — in other words big on panoramic sweep, but as some of his colleagues regretted, rather long-winded.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

He seemed destined for a career of peripheral self-indulgence, a YouTube showboater and gimmicky solo act who could not integrate his astonishing artistry into a team.

QPR's swashbuckling Adel Taarabt leads ranks of second division Caesars | Rob Bagchi 2011

You might as well hand out coloring books and Mad Libs to keep people busy for the next 90 days as the blogosphere comes to accept that it's a venue for narcissism, distraction and self-indulgence rather than a tool for affecting national space policy.

Dear Mr. Augustine - NASA Watch 2009

In 1953, the former Esquire magazine copywriter had launched Playboy, a magazine that, as Ms. Pitzulo describes it, championed as its ideal "a swinging single Lothario" who rejected marriage in favor of "self-indulgence, materialism and promiscuous bachelorhood."

The Feminist Mystique of Hugh Hefner Dave Shiflett 2011

If someone gains weight because of the same cause, for example, overeats instead of undereats in response to depression, the person is viewed with contempt instead of sympathy, and medical problems are ignored or seen as a result of self-indulgence.

Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Truth TOPS Bias at TOS Meeting 2009

Mr. Fagan also succumbs to self-indulgence, telling us, for instance, how "as I dunked my salt-encrusted head under a garden faucet after an afternoon sail," thoughts of water as "a merciful gift from God . . . resonated in my mind."

Any Drop to Drink? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto 2011