navel gazing
/ˈneɪvəl ˌɡeɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- Describing something that is overly self-focused or introspective to the point of being unproductive.
- The meeting turned into a navel-gazing session about office morale.
- The blog post was too navel-gazing and didn't address real-world issues.
- His navel-gazing poetry never mentions anyone but himself.
noun
- The act of thinking too much about your own problems, feelings, or ideas in a way that ignores the outside world; self-absorbed reflection.
- The author's memoir is full of navel-gazing and offers little insight into other people's lives.
- Some critics say the movie is just navel-gazing, but I found it deeply personal.
- Instead of taking action, the committee spent hours in navel-gazing about their own process.