Book by Joseph Nguyen
Don’t Believe Everything You Think is a book with its heart in the right place. In roughly 160 pages, Nguyen spells out a simple thesis: Our thinking is the root of our suffering. To avoid suffering, don’t think. The problem is not that this thesis is simple; it’s that it is simplistic.
I loved this book mainly for reasons followed:
- It came to me at the right time. In the past few weeks, I was worrying myself with so much thinking and analyzing that I almost felt lost. This book rekindled my hope and gave me a direction to think clearly. Sometimes not thinking about anything can bring you so much peace. Try it.
- The author doesn’t waste time on unnecessary content. Whatever he has shared in these 160 pages is invaluable and will surely give you a lot of information about how human minds work, how our emotions are provoked, and how our thinking affects our mood.
- I loved how the author included the chapter on “Unconditional Love & Creation”. It was an eye-opener for me. I never thought about Unconditional love that way. It gave me a new perspective and it was refreshing to read it in this book.
- The writing style is easy to follow and chapters are quick to read. I dread lengthy chapters in Non-Fiction so this book definitely made my reading experience smooth and wonderful.
An insightful work on how our minds work and how we can train our brains. The book essentially distinguishes thought and thinking and goes on to explain how one can minimize ‘thinking’ and live more happily. Divided into several crisp chapters, the book takes a deep dive into our thinking patterns and reveals some bomb information about self-sabotaging behaviors. The author draws lessons from his years of experience to tell how we can go about training our consciousness to raise our vibrations and live an abundant life. I liked how the author went step by step toward unraveling the mysteries of our overthinking minds. He spills bits of information along the way peppered with anecdotes and stories. This makes this book more interesting and easy to absorb. This book opened my mind. During the reading, it was already possible to notice a few changes in my behavior. Love it.
Becoming aware of one’s thought patterns is a challenging exercise. However, with practice and due diligence, it is very much possible to achieve a state of joyous being. The lessons and the frameworks in the book will help you with emotional dysregulations and structure your path to true happiness and peace.
I recommend this book to everyone because all of us “Think” and I would like each one of you to unleash the power that comes from less thinking. Do give it a try.