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Adjective: self-directed  ,self-di'rek-tid or ,self-dI'rek-tid
  1. (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
    "The self-directed learner created her own study schedule";
    - autonomous, self-reliant

See also: independent