The goal of philosophy is to learn how to use your brain to come up with solutions that make the most sense to you.
Use facts, scientific inquiry, and logic to solve problems:
1 - Try to understand what the problem is that you would like to solve.
2 - Critical evaluation of that problem - try to knock down what you think you know.
3 - Come up with possible solutions.
4 - Pick the best solution to solve the problem.
Success in philosophy means that you know how to think clearly.