Most replies (and maybe the author too) assume Philosophy=Western philosophy. If you are looking into developing a personal philosophy you need to know yourself

Most replies (and maybe the author too) assume Philosophy=Western philosophy. If you are looking into developing a personal philosophy you need to know yourself better. Many ways of doing that, some kind of meditation needs to be involved. Words in books would have a limited scope withouth power of action. At that point is not better than poetry, just more difficult and boring.