Excessive self-contemplation (5-6)

I believe the answer is:

navel-gazing

(Other definitions for navel-gazing that I've seen before include "Introspective activity" , "Narrow concentration on a single issue" , "contemplation" , "self-contemplation" , "Complacent self-absorption" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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