I think she's a good writer, but her essays are full of navel-gazing.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
navel-gazing — na·vel gaz·ing (nāʹvəl gā zĭng) n. Slang Excessive introspection, self absorption, or concentration on a single issue: “The optimistic trend masks a looming problem, which has sent the travel industry into a renewed bout of navel gazing”… … Universalium
navel-gazing — na|vel gaz|ing [ neıvl,geızıŋ ] noun uncount INFORMAL the act of spending a lot of time thinking about your own problems, or one issue, but not doing anything about them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
navel-gazing — na•vel gaz•ing [[t]ˈneɪ vəlˌgeɪ zɪŋ[/t]] n. Informal. 1) the act or state of focusing narcissistically on one s own problems or emotional state; self absorption 2) the tendency to become exclusively and obsessively absorbed in a single issue •… … From formal English to slang
