self-education
noun
self-ed·u·ca·tion
ˌself-ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən 
plural self-educations
: the act or process of educating oneself by one's own efforts especially through reading and informal study
… her painstaking self-education in all matters pertaining to New York …—
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also
: the skills or knowledge attained through self-education
[Mark] Coen purchased the old church for its space, moved in and set up shop while endeavoring to achieve a self-education in carpentry. —Carrie Manner
Carrie Manner Examples of self-education in a Sentence
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Commit to lifelong learning through courses, conferences and self-education.
Find joy in the grind by aligning work with passion and community.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The wish to see the worst that life can offer can be a form of self-education, or even preparation, like stockpiling a survival kit.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Guided by his father’s insistence on self-education and critical thinking and African American mentors (and heavily influenced by self-help books like Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill), Muhammad learned that access to wisdom could transcend circumstance.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Carter’s career is colored with devoted self-education and ingenuity.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Successful allyship involves continuous self-education and a willingness to acknowledge your own biases and weaknesses.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The self-education helped Cuban launch his first startup, a software company called MicroSolutions, about a year later.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
So, there is a clear need to create re-skilling programs that would inspire employees to re-evaluate their approach to self-education.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The wish to see the worst that life can offer can be a form of self-education, or even preparation, like stockpiling a survival kit.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Guided by his father’s insistence on self-education and critical thinking and African American mentors (and heavily influenced by self-help books like Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill), Muhammad learned that access to wisdom could transcend circumstance.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Carter’s career is colored with devoted self-education and ingenuity.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Successful allyship involves continuous self-education and a willingness to acknowledge your own biases and weaknesses.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The self-education helped Cuban launch his first startup, a software company called MicroSolutions, about a year later.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
So, there is a clear need to create re-skilling programs that would inspire employees to re-evaluate their approach to self-education.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Self-education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-education. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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