What is another word for self-directed?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛlfda͡ɪɹˈɛktɪd] (IPA)

Self-directed is a term that refers to the ability of a person to take responsibility for their own actions and decisions. It is synonymous with several other words such as self-governing, self-motivated, and self-managing. These words all describe individuals who are proactive in their own lives and can make decisions and take the necessary actions without the guidance or supervision of others. Other synonyms for self-directed include self-determined, self-reliant, and self-sufficient. People who possess these qualities are often successful in their personal and professional lives due to their ability to take charge of their own affairs.

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What are the opposite words for self-directed?

Self-directed refers to individuals who take initiative to manage their own goals and decisions. The antonyms of self-directed are dependent, passive, and conformist. Dependent individuals rely on others to tell them what to do and lack the motivation to make their own decisions. Passive individuals lack the effort and drive to take action towards their goals. Conformists are individuals who conform to society's expectations and do not have a strong sense of individuality or self-direction. It is important for individuals to develop their self-directed skills to achieve personal and professional success.

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Famous quotes with Self-directed

  • Emotions/actions are self-directed i.e. they are under your control and not you under theirs. Therefore, do control your emotions/actions.
    Emeasoba George
  • Voluntary self-directed religion was more dangerous to the Church than any number of infidels.
    Barbara Tuchman
  • "If, by the virtue of charity or the circumstance of desperation, you ever chance to spend a little time around a Substance-recovery halfway facility like Enfield MA’s state-funded Ennet House, you will acquire many exotic new facts…That certain persons simply will not like you no matter what you do. That sleeping can be a form of emotional escape and can with sustained effort be abused. That purposeful sleep-deprivation can also be an abusable escape. That you do not have to like a person in order to learn from him/her/it. That loneliness is not a function of solitude. That logical validity is not a guarantee of truth. That it takes effort to pay attention to any one stimulus for more than a few seconds. That boring activities become, perversely, much less boring if you concentrate intently on them. That if enough people in a silent room are drinking coffee it is possible to make out the sound of steam coming off the coffee. That sometimes human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt. That you will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do. That there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness. That it is possible to fall asleep during an anxiety attack. That concentrating intently on anything is very hard work. That 99% of compulsive thinkers’ thinking is about themselves; that 99% of this self-directed thinking consists of imagining and then getting ready for things that are going to happen to them; and then, weirdly, that if they stop to think about it, that 100% of the things they spend 99% of their time and energy imagining and trying to prepare for all the contingencies and consequences of are never good. In short that 99% of the head’s thinking activity consists of trying to scare the everliving shit out of itself. That it is possible to make rather tasty poached eggs in a microwave oven. That some people’s moms never taught them to cover up or turn away when they sneeze. That the people to be the most frightened of are the people who are the most frightened. That it takes great personal courage to let yourself appear weak. That no single, individual moment is in and of itself unendurable. That other people can often see things about you that you yourself cannot see, even if those people are stupid. That having a lot of money does not immunize people from suffering or fear. That trying to dance sober is a whole different kettle of fish. That different people have radically different ideas of basic personal hygiene. That, perversely, it is often more fun to want something than to have it. That if you do something nice for somebody in secret, anonymously, without letting the person you did it for know it was you or anybody else know what it was you did or in any way or form trying to get credit for it, it’s almost its own form of intoxicating buzz. That anonymous generosity, too, can be abused. That it is permissible to want. That everybody is identical in their unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else. That this isn’t necessarily perverse. That there might not be angels, but there are people who might as well be angels."
    David Foster Wallace

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