Why You Need a Micro-Philosophy

Values are fundamental principles or standards that guide human behavior, decision-making, and judgment.

Without values, we would have no reason to care about anything.

Values represent what you consider to be important, worthwhile, and good in life. They often serve as the foundation and explanation for our most deeply held principles and our actio... See more

In his famous essay, “What Is Enlightenment?”, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote:

“Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve a

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if you don’t think for yourself, how do you know that the life you are living is the best life?

Imagine living your entire life without really knowing who you are and what you believe in.

Imagine living your entire life believing in something that turns out to be false, or that wasn’t actually good for you.

No one would choose to live that life if th... See more

Every atom has a core (nucleus) that is surrounded by a fringe (a cloud of electrons).

Likewise, Atomic Beliefs consists of core beliefs and fringe beliefs.

For example, you might hold a core belief that “The universe operates according to natural laws”, or that “The universe must have a creator”. A related fringe belief might be “The creator of the ... See more

Intellectual maturity requires courage.

Courage to think without the guidance of another.

Courage to disagree with the status quo.

Courage to be different.

You need to find ideas that the people around you don’t talk about. You need to challenge your mind to expand in new directions. You need to wrestle with hard questions without getting the answers right away.

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

A micro-philosophy is a concise, coherent, and personalized framework of beliefs, values, and principles that guides an individual’s understanding of the world, their approach to life, and their specific actions.

Unlike expansive philosophical systems, or “macro-philosophies”, that try to provide a universal explanation of reality, a micro-philosop... See more

You don’t just want a “life worth living”.

No one would voluntarily choose to a life worth living, if they had options.

What you want is to live a good life.

You may even want to live the best life.