"self-preoccupation" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2012, Paul Breer, The Spontaneous Self: Viable Alternatives to Free Will, page 195",
          "text": "Giving up the illusion of agency eliminates much of our self-preoccupation, thereby allowing us to listen more carefully and receptively to what others are saying.",
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