life philosophy
Personal meaning framework
A life philosophy is a set of beliefs and principles that guide how someone lives and makes decisions.
It may be formal and named—Stoicism, Buddhism, existentialism—or personal and informal: Her life philosophy was simple: work hard, be kind, expect nothing.
Everyone operates on some life philosophy, whether consciously articulated or not.
- pathRoute for traveling
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- inner peaceMental and emotional tranquility
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- existenceState of being real
journey · personal growth · meaning · big picture · virtue · integrity · well-being · morality · ethics · mindfulness · karma · memento mori · absurdity · ikigai · transcendence · purpose · self-reflection · true self
- personal virtueshonesty, integrity, courage, patience, humility
- KierkegaardSoren Kierkegaard, leap of faith, angst, subjectivity, existential dread
life philosophyunexamined life
aimlessness · drifting · directionlessness · purposelessness · thoughtlessness
life philosophyimpulsivity
Acting without considering consequences
reactivity · expedience · survival mode · living in the moment · short-term thinking