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I know something about you without knowing you. I bet you spend A LOT of time in your head. You know, thinking, worrying, stressing, freaking out -- call it whatever you want. I call it a preoccupied mind. And with what?99% of your thoughts are useless. William James, once the leading psychologist in America, and one of the founders of the philosophical school of pragmatism, put it best:"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."Pragmatism believes that the mind is a tool. Your mind should work for you, not against you. People who don't master their mind, don't believe it's possible.They say: "I can't help but thinking these things."Well, you can TAKE CONTROL of your mind with enough practice. I've done it. And in THINK STRAIGHT, I share exactly how. It's a quick read and you can use it to immediately to improve your thinking.You have the ability to decide what you think. Or, you can choose NOT to think.And that is one of the most important and most practical things you can learn in life. Before I learned that skill, I would spend hours and hours inside my head.Just think about how much you think.- "I wonder what my boss thinks?"- "What happens if I screw up and lose my job?"- "What if my business never takes off?"- "Does she love me?"- "Why does my life suck?"- "What if I get cancer?"- "I can't finish anything. What's wrong with me?And the list goes on.THINK STRAIGHT reveals the recipe for taking control of your mind so you can improve your life, career, relationships, business.I wrote this little book in a way that you can read it more than once. And I hope that this book serves as an anchor to you--especially during trying times.The mind is the most powerful tool on earth. Change the way you think. And you'll change your life.

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THINK STRAIGHT: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Darius Foroux
Straight Thinking ๐Ÿ’ญ

Straight Thinking ๐Ÿ’ญ

  • You become what you think about all day long.
  • The life of wisdom is a life of reason.
  • We should question the source of our beliefs, not the belief itself. Because most of our beliefs are based on our or other peopleโ€™s perception.
  • Thoughts should serve a useful purpose. If they donโ€™t, theyโ€™re useless. Thatโ€™s straight thinking.
  • The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives. And our decisions are a result of our thoughts.

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When faced with decisions,

When faced with decisions,

  • ......Ask yourself : โ€œWill the outcome of a decision change the way I live?โ€ If you ask that yourself consistently, youโ€™ll find that you automatically filter out useless information and only make decisions that have an actual impact on the outcome of your life.
  • Itโ€™s better to be aware of your thoughts and decide what you will ignore, and what you will give importance to.

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Connect the dots

Connect the dots

  • If you want the dots to connect in the future, you have to make sure you form dots in your brain. The only way you form dots is by learning, doing, making mistakes, reflecting, or anything you can do to feed yourย brain with the input it needs to give you the output you want.
  • Only think about things you can control. That automatically eliminates about 99% of your thoughts because thereโ€™s very little you control in life.

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Mini productive thinking snacks for every hungry readers. Bit straight forward. Fun to read. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘Œ

Lessons 1

  1. You become what you think.ย 
  2. When we improve our way of thinking, nothing is impossible to achieve.ย 
  3. Learning is a good brain exercise.ย 
  4. Life of wisdom is the life of reasoning.ย 
  5. Human mind is an instrument to solve problem.ย 
  6. Socrates method of thinking :- Questioning everything.ย 
  7. We should question the source of believe not the believe itself.ย 
  8. Life is not linear.ย ย ( A-> b->c->d )
  9. You canโ€™t connect the dots looking forward but by looking backward. :- Steve Jobs.ย 
  10. Do what works for youย 
  11. You canโ€™t stop your thoughts but you can ignore them.ย 
  12. Only focus on what you can control.ย 

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Lessons

  1. We will become too dependent on thing which we give too importance.ย 
  2. When you think too hard you often come up with bad ideas.ย 
  3. Let go And relax.ย 
  4. You donโ€™t start doing things by whether they have done but by whether you have done.ย 
  5. Small things can become big things.ย 
  6. Details are the most important thing in life.ย 
  7. Improve the quality of your thoughts.ย 
  8. Thinking can help you and also destroy you. The outcome is decided by how you use them.ย 
  9. Too much of anything is good for nothing.
  10. Ultimate prize in life is having a calm mind in any situations.ย 

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MARCUS AURELIES

The universe is change, our life is what our thoughts make it

MARCUS AURELIES

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SOCRATES

I I know one thing that I know nothing

SOCRATES

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Quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives.

Thinking

Thinking

"Henry Ford said it best: โ€œThinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.โ€ Thinking is not only hardโ€”itโ€™s the single most important thing in life.

Remember: The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives. And our decisions are a result of our thoughts."

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I am reading this book. Everything is going smooth and I am really enjoying the idea of this book. There is nothing unique that author says, something everyone knows,but no one apply to their life. So this is a good kick start for people who lost their tracks and wrapped in puzzle with today's drama.

A good guideline for over thinker and to get motivation. All I can say, you must read this book. At least give it a try, who knows what you get just by reading it.

Good part of this book is that author doesn't stretch every idea. Justify the title of this book "Think straight. "๏ปฟ

DARIUS FOROUX

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Lesson from the book think straight...

Lesson from the book think straight...

"Conquer yourself rather than the world.โ€โ€• Renรฉ Descarte

Few points that i would like to share from the book is :-

  1. Be yourself.
  2. Stop over thinking.
  3. Write a journal everyday.
  4. Think outside the box.
  5. Release your mind.
  6. Stop running for money.
  7. Draw your thoughts.

It not easy to figure out things especially when you are in this gadget world. Give yourself time and think about your self.

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SHUBHAM SAROJ

Time management, this sentence looks simple but there are a lot of hidden facts under this time management.

First, of all ask yourself, why should you manage time, because you don't want to involve yourself in non-productive things rather than more productive things.

When you manage time, you get time for extracurricular things, that you enjoy.

To manage time efficiently, first, take a piece of paper and write down the non-productive things you are doing instead of productive things.

From this result, you will be aware of where you are spending your valuable time

SHUBHAM SAROJ

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We all are good at multitasking, future planning. But its important to live life today, to make better tomorrow. These everyday life moments are the building blocks or the details, how our future will span out. So for me thinking straight and acting short term create pathway for bright future.

Live today believing, No tomorrow!

Live today believing, No tomorrow!

Life happens now.

โ€œThe greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.โ€

โ€œThe devil is in the detail.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a common belief that your first reaction is the most honest, but I disagree. Your first reaction is usually outdated. Either itโ€™s an answer you came up with long ago and now use instead of thinking, or itโ€™s triggering a knee-jerk emotional response to something that happened long ago.โ€

โ€œI know one thing: That I know nothing,โ€

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Thinking Is Just An Art

"Thinking is the hardest work, that's why only a few got engaged in it."

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Right Direction = Right Output

"If we want to think straight all the time, we must stay grounded, look at facts, listen to people's perspective and only then draw a practical conclusion."

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I use this technique multiple times to take quick decision in day to day activities.

Think Straight

Think Straight

Mind is confused when you have too many options that might seem to be the right way to execute a task. To avoid this problem one has to train the mind with elemination techniques that would help in taking decisions quickly.

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STEVE JOBS

โ€œYou can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.โ€

STEVE JOBS

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