Comment by Balgair

This is going to sound really strange to you and totally glib. Sorry for that, but it'll make sense after.

Read Plato's "Apology," "Crito," and "Phaedo." Yes, in that order.

https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.html

https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/crito.html

https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/phaedo.html

If you know nothing of these dialogs, that's almost better.

I know that some internet rando telling you to read a bunch of Plato is, like, never going to happen.

But on the off chance that you do, the less I tell you, the better. And if you do decide to do this, you can cheat and read along with the sparknotes and use an LLM to help read along too. But do try your best to read it first, then use the other resources to guide you. It'll make more sense after you read them. Again sorry, about this being really strange.

But it is worth your time and effort, I promise you.