I love this topic!! I've been attempting to figure out my basic understanding of myself lately through diary writing and reflection. I think if we take the time to reflect on our personal morals and stabilize our belief systems then we will be more consistent and rounded humans.
A lot of my philosophies are also focused on what is known and not known. There are things that we know as a fact, there are things that we personally believe which are nuanced and subjective, and there are things we know nothing about. One of the big talking points being God and the afterlife -- people believe there is a God, but there is no way to know for a fact. I mostly perform in a state of grey and I don't think everything is as black and white as it seems, especially in America.
I also acknowledge that some of my philosophies can be considered cold, though, because I believe that if one cannot understand, or accept, the basic fundamentals of oneself (that they are woman/man, that they are human, that they are part of an animal kingdom) then I have a hard time relating or taking them serious. Because, in my eyes, if someone cannot accept that these basic truths then how can I be on the same plane as them. Does this make sense?
Materialism is something which I have beliefs about, but do not follow very well myself, haha. Over the past year or two I have taken notice of the trinkets that many are obsessed with. There is a lot of needless spending for object that serve no purpose or function. I have been guilty of this myself, I think most of us have. Throughout 2021 however, I think I've been doing a really good job of reflecting how necessary an item is before recklessly spending money. I've been much more objective about my purchases which I am very happy about, but still I am not perfect. If I were -- I would own nothing but the necessities.
I don't know if this helps answer your question much, but hopefully it did. 🥨