Think Straight: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

by Darius Foroux

“If you can change your mind, you can change your life.”

The emphasis is on deciding. And that’s what this book is about: With practice, you can get better at controlling your thoughts, so you can decide what you think.

“We usually think of ourselves as sitting in the driver's seat, with ultimate control over the decisions we made and the direction our life takes; but, alas, this perception has more to do with our desires—with how we want to view ourselves-than with reality.” (emphasis

If we want to think straight at all times, we must stay grounded, look at facts, listen to other people’s perspectives, and only then draw practical conclusions.

“The life of wisdom is a life of reason.

His most important idea is that we should question the source of our beliefs, not the belief itself. Because most of our beliefs are based on our or other people’s perception.

Thoughts should serve a useful purpose. If they don’t, they’re useless. That’s straight thinking.

achieving a goal never happens linearly.

Do what works for you.

It’s better to be aware of your thoughts and decide what you will ignore, and what you will give importance to.

Only think about things you can control. That automatically eliminates about 99% of your thoughts because there’s very little you control in life.

Avoid making decisions based on beliefs, obvious logic, and even science.