The Art of Spiritual Self-Interest

Conclusion, this book is very good. The reason is that he explained Western philosophy in an easy-to-understand manner using some short stories in chronological order, content and process. (Although my eyes are still blank.) Finally, I also talked about the specific application of the spiritual victory method, the spiritual mosaic method, and the spiritual leap method in life. The question is well explained, but for me it is just a superficial memory and cannot be used in actual life. I also read a lot of books to improve my self-control and thinking skills. When I read this book, I was also reading books to improve my writing skills, but I forgot about it after reading it. I don't know why. I feel that what I need is a methodology. Can you add a chapter on the methodology and template for specific operations at the end? Now I'm confused as to how to get started with this. I know that I have a completely dependent and seeking mentality, but I still can't change it. All right! After reading it, I found that the specific application of spiritual self-interest was explained later, and how to build an ideological system was also explained. Thank you to the author for sharing.

It's very good. Although I haven't finished reading it yet, I have decided to read it twice or three times when I have time, because I can't remember anything after listening to it once. Through this book, I understood what each philosopher was talking about. In the past, they were like singers in the Western music scene to me. They were famous, but they knew very little about their life stories and songs, because I didn't pay much attention to this field. This book pulls philosophers off the altar and lets us understand their flesh and blood side. It is a very objective popular science book, and its value cannot be concealed no matter how high the final score is.

This is a very good book. For me, through the digestion and absorption of the thoughts inside, I completed the analysis of myself and made the originally relatively abstract meaning of life concrete into how to live. I think the meaning of my life is to dance with shackles, to find my true self while balancing the responsibilities brought by multiple identities, and then dance. Specifically in life: deal with things rationally and deal with people emotionally. I hope the author can keep updating. I also hope more people can read this book. If possible, I hope someone can discuss with me the issue of feelings being rationalized. I discovered this issue from the "emotional value" that has been mentioned frequently recently. I personally dislike the term "emotional value". Can even emotions be materialized by reason and given the suffix "value"? This is a bit too abstract. Especially when feelings themselves are chaotic, almost completely random... How can you ask a chaotic and disordered thing to give you stable results? Are those who demand "emotional value" crazy?

2026.9.28.12.00 The first half tells interesting anecdotes about philosophers from various periods. The middle part talks about some big philosophical thinking, and the second part talks about my own cognitive viewpoints. It's a pretty good book, you can read it and study it. 1. The world itself does not have its own meaning. Meaning does not need to be given by the outside world and is constructed by ourselves. There is no need to obey the standard answers defined by the secular world, elders, and public opinion. 2. Rank first in value order, preserve your own spiritual order, refuse endless spiritual sacrifices, do not need to be responsible for other people's emotions, and do not place your self-worth on the evaluation of others. 3. Do not take the initiative to harm others and refuse to blindly sacrifice yourself. Treat others kindly because doing so will make you feel happy, rather than being forced to give because of moral kidnapping. 4. The most important mission of philosophy is not to talk about empty theories, but to settle oneself. The ultimate goal of studying philosophy is to establish a worldview that suits your personality and situation and use it to solve real-life problems.

This book breaks down those high-level philosophical principles and breaks them down, just like listening to the chatter of the uncle downstairs in my neighborhood. I thought it would be boring, but after reading it carefully, I found that it was not difficult to read at all.

The five stars are given because he clearly allows us to understand how those philosophers grew up and what statements they made and what kind of propositions they expressed? The reason for giving four stars is because after finishing the talk about philosophers, it instills a lot of subjective judgments about the author. If you keep reading, or read it all at once, you will think it is okay, but when you read it intermittently, you can't help but think. Maybe the author does have too many subjective thoughts here.

I haven't finished reading this book yet, but I would like to strongly recommend it because it systematically tells the history of philosophy in a simple, vivid and easy-to-understand way. It can guide people's way of thinking and help us make progress. I highly recommend it!

The second half made me see the value of thinking. The author did not simply introduce various opinions, but let us see the philosophy through the novel. Learned from good books

The wisdom of philosophy that truly guides life is so beautiful. Very exciting.

The philosophy embodied in this book can be used in life to solve problems and turn philosophy into wisdom. Recommend it!