Retrospect
noun
Looking back or reflection on past events.
In retrospect, it might have been wiser to wait.
Often appears as...
- in retrospect
- upon retrospect
noun
Looking back or reflection on past events.
In retrospect, it might have been wiser to wait.
Often appears as...
- in retrospect
- upon retrospect
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Pro Tip 1/3Time Reflection
Used when thinking about the past and understanding it differently now.
In retrospect, studying more would have improved my grades.
Pro Tip 2/3Lesson Learned
Often implies a realization or a lesson after reevaluating past actions or decisions.
She realized, in retrospect, that traveling taught her independence.
Pro Tip 3/3Hindsight Analysis
Used for analyzing past experiences from the present point of view.
With retrospect, I understand why the project failed.
Compare with
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
but that they would take down my horses that were conveniently tired and hobbled around the camp in retrospect Mongolia really was the honeymoon of this journey it was four and a half months of gaily riding through summer temperatures green grass lots of nomads there to help when things went wrong however when I arrived
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How we should name our...
this fact it's not just an interesting idea retrospect but we can go forward and use this to encourage people to get more as well so what I'm showing you here again is that same picture with all the loads and what you can do is you can look at the way we main people in the US and you can find out which letters are
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Myths and misconceptions...
and so forth. Nor is there any predetermined plan progressing towards an ideal form. It's not ideal for the human eye to have a blind spot where the optic nerve exits the retina, but that's how it developed, starting from a simple photoreceptor cell. In retrospect, it would have been
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A 30-year history of the...
we were considered sissy computer scientists. We weren't considered the real thing. So what I'm going to show you is, in retrospect, a lot more interesting and a lot more accepted than it was at the time. So I'm going to characterize the years and I'm even going to go back
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Loretta Napoleoni: The...
In fact, I think many people thought that I was a bit crazy. You know, that woman that goes around to foundations asking for money, thinking about the economics of terrorism. So, in the end, I took a decision that, in retrospect, did change my life. I sold my company,
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The Doctor Who Can...
each time something came up if i was really excited by it if i was really passionate about it i gave it a go and there are lots of really good reasons some of those choices could have been really daft and were in retrospect but each time i made a daft choice it did
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
retrospect they seem obvious but uh in in order to solve uh full self-driving uh properly you actually just you have to solve real-world ai um you you you know because you said what are the road networks designed to to work with they're designed to work
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Stuart Brown: Play is...
in retrospect, when we studied his tragic mass murder, to the importance of play, in that that individual, by deep study, was found to have severe play deprivation. Charles Whitman was his name.
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Elon Musk: A future...
And then it happens again. And ultimately These things, you know, in retrospect, they seem obvious, but in order to solve full self-driving properly, you actually have to solve real-world AI.
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Yves Behar: Designing...
So, in anticipation, I would be this young designer in the back of the room, and I would raise my hand, and I would ask questions. I mean, in retrospect, probably stupid questions,
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
but that they would take down my horses that were conveniently tired and hobbled around the camp in retrospect Mongolia really was the honeymoon of this journey it was four and a half months of gaily riding through summer temperatures green grass lots of nomads there to help when things went wrong however when I arrived
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How we should name our...
this fact it's not just an interesting idea retrospect but we can go forward and use this to encourage people to get more as well so what I'm showing you here again is that same picture with all the loads and what you can do is you can look at the way we main people in the US and you can find out which letters are
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Myths and misconceptions...
and so forth. Nor is there any predetermined plan progressing towards an ideal form. It's not ideal for the human eye to have a blind spot where the optic nerve exits the retina, but that's how it developed, starting from a simple photoreceptor cell. In retrospect, it would have been
Video examples
A 30-year history of the...
we were considered sissy computer scientists. We weren't considered the real thing. So what I'm going to show you is, in retrospect, a lot more interesting and a lot more accepted than it was at the time. So I'm going to characterize the years and I'm even going to go back
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Loretta Napoleoni: The...
In fact, I think many people thought that I was a bit crazy. You know, that woman that goes around to foundations asking for money, thinking about the economics of terrorism. So, in the end, I took a decision that, in retrospect, did change my life. I sold my company,
Video examples
The Doctor Who Can...
each time something came up if i was really excited by it if i was really passionate about it i gave it a go and there are lots of really good reasons some of those choices could have been really daft and were in retrospect but each time i made a daft choice it did
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
retrospect they seem obvious but uh in in order to solve uh full self-driving uh properly you actually just you have to solve real-world ai um you you you know because you said what are the road networks designed to to work with they're designed to work
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Stuart Brown: Play is...
in retrospect, when we studied his tragic mass murder, to the importance of play, in that that individual, by deep study, was found to have severe play deprivation. Charles Whitman was his name.
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Elon Musk: A future...
And then it happens again. And ultimately These things, you know, in retrospect, they seem obvious, but in order to solve full self-driving properly, you actually have to solve real-world AI.
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Yves Behar: Designing...
So, in anticipation, I would be this young designer in the back of the room, and I would raise my hand, and I would ask questions. I mean, in retrospect, probably stupid questions,
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Owen King
American Author
I find that I'm extremely unattracted to anything that's humorless. There is writing that is entirely serious, and it doesn't ring true to me, because I think, oftentimes, life is very, very funny. Even the worst, most humiliating, savage disappointments in retrospect have elements of bleak humor.
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Chris Squire
British Musician
Persistence is a pretty important part of making it in this business, which, in retrospect, is the easy part. Maintaining a profile is the difficult part of the job. Somehow or another, I muddled through that system and somehow am around to still enjoy playing for people.
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Ina Garten
American Author
My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.
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Harald zur Hausen
German Scientist
In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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Alana Stewart
American Actress
In retrospect, I'm grateful for the break-up of my marriage because it forced me to deal with all the buried issues I probably wouldn't have otherwise faced. I'm a better, kinder, happier person today because of the spiritual and emotional growth I've experienced.
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Kim Edwards
American Author
My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
My main objective with every album is to capture a moment in time, which usually makes the whole process very relaxing. I only discover in retrospect when looking back at the songs how my life is going!
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There are plenty of dead scientists I admire, but I can't think of any living ones. This is probably because it is only in retrospect that one can see who made the important contributions.
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Sheldon Lee Glashow
American Physicist
My father said I should become a doctor and do science in my spare time, which in retrospect might not have been a bad idea, but I wasn't interested in taking care of people's ills.
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Leo Varadkar
Irish Politician
In any walk of life, it's very easy to judge people's actions in retrospect.
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Owen King
American Author
I find that I'm extremely unattracted to anything that's humorless. There is writing that is entirely serious, and it doesn't ring true to me, because I think, oftentimes, life is very, very funny. Even the worst, most humiliating, savage disappointments in retrospect have elements of bleak humor.
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Chris Squire
British Musician
Persistence is a pretty important part of making it in this business, which, in retrospect, is the easy part. Maintaining a profile is the difficult part of the job. Somehow or another, I muddled through that system and somehow am around to still enjoy playing for people.
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Ina Garten
American Author
My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.
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Harald zur Hausen
German Scientist
In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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Alana Stewart
American Actress
In retrospect, I'm grateful for the break-up of my marriage because it forced me to deal with all the buried issues I probably wouldn't have otherwise faced. I'm a better, kinder, happier person today because of the spiritual and emotional growth I've experienced.
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Kim Edwards
American Author
My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
My main objective with every album is to capture a moment in time, which usually makes the whole process very relaxing. I only discover in retrospect when looking back at the songs how my life is going!
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There are plenty of dead scientists I admire, but I can't think of any living ones. This is probably because it is only in retrospect that one can see who made the important contributions.
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Sheldon Lee Glashow
American Physicist
My father said I should become a doctor and do science in my spare time, which in retrospect might not have been a bad idea, but I wasn't interested in taking care of people's ills.
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Leo Varadkar
Irish Politician
In any walk of life, it's very easy to judge people's actions in retrospect.
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