Wonderfully articulated. Thank you for this. It’s interesting; examining one’s “self” through the perception of others. It makes you really consider what you’re expressing, and how you go about it

I do as well, and much like an addiction, your first course of action is having the self-awareness to k ow you do

I have a minor in philosophy, and the classical philosophers are my favourites

I appreciate you taking the time today

I feel like this is a very big thing that a lot of people struggle with

I’ll do some reading on compatibilism, for sure. Who would you suggest I start with?

I really enjoyed this answer. It definitely serves the purpose of the question!

This is an interesting idea. I guess I was kind of asking a complicated question in too simple of terms. As an example, someone could have a base life philosophy of stoicism, and model their actions based on those philosophical principals

What (in everyone’s opinion) are some good foundational philosophies for living a good, upstanding life?