💭 Philosophy / Morality
Personal stance
I find myself leaning towards Stoicism quite a bit. It's core principles are around the Dichotomy of Control, i.e. understand the things that are outside your control and those that are within, and focus on the latter.
A virtuous life - according to Stoics - is one where we live in accordance with nature and cultivate our mind and character - the only things that we really have control over.
Some good books
I highly recommend Think Like A Stoic, by Massimo Pigliucci. I took some notes of it here.
- The Happiness Hypothesis and The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt
- The Mind's I, by Douglas Hofstadter
- Knowledge, Reality and Value by Michael Huemer