The way i use philosophy is this:
As a map of possible truths.
So when i encounter a philosophy, i get curious, because it will usually contain some kind of truth. And usually a truth hard-learned by human beings.
However, no matter how much i agree with it, i do not adopt it. Rather, i use it as a map, and reflect my own personal collection of knowledge towards it, to test it.
And if something proves itself to be true to the best of my knowledge, it may become part of my own philosophy.
But getting to be a part of my philosophy, isn’t just by picking ideas that make me happy. They have to bare truth. And accordingly, its why i identify with zero philosophies outside of my own: they all start testing false, at a point.
I simply use these philosophies as a map to test my own knowledge, explore, maybe dig a bit deeper, maybe challenge myself. And then, if a conclusion can be come to, it becomes something i can believe.
And i admit. If you don’t have a reliable sense of logical thinking, or know how to test validity of statements, theory vs verifiable fact, etc, this IS a recipe for crazy fucking shit. However, if you do understand that stuff, its a recipe for your own culture of thought, ie knowledge.