I find that philosophy becomes dry and irrelevant when only treated as a field of study as opposed to a way of living.

My suggestion is to find a school of thought that you find useful enough that it can actually guide you in your everyday life.

For example, many people on HN find Stoicism easy to understand and fairly applicable - but maybe not always easy to apply - to their daily lives. I can recommend "The Daily Stoic" by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman [0] as a good introduction to stoicism with modern commentary.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Persev...

I'd come across Seneca's message from this book[0]: "Let us prepare our minds as if we'd come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing, Let us balance life's books each day.... The one who puts the finishing touches on their life each day is never short of time."

[0] - https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Persev...

On the advice of a friend, I bought https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Persev... a month ago. It's been an enjoyable morning read and a very approachable introduction to the philosophy.