Darius Foroux is an entrepreneur, writer, and podcaster. “Think Straight” explains to its readers to keep your head down, analyse the proof, and consider other people’s viewpoints, and only then should you reach meaningful insights if you want to think straight at all times.
In this book, Darius explains how his life perspective changed and how it made his life easier. He began by doing difficult tasks first, such as reading for two hours every day, making notes of what he gained, and writing articles to share what he had understood. When he committed to these basic principles, a whole new world became accessible to him. One that has both possibility and achievement. He started using these three habits, which made him joyful to buy books, write articles, and learn something new every day. Nevertheless, he experienced failures just like us! He would generally feel very tired of everything. That showed that he was stepping outside of his comfort zone. Taking control of the brain became simpler when he realised, he was growing, getting better every day, and making progress.
A clear difference between writers and artists is that “Writers write their thoughts, while artists draw them.” If writing is difficult for you, Darius Foroux advises drawing instead. We give our ideas a shape when we write them down. And when we finish the drawing, the challenge gets progressively smaller. You can display your thoughts on paper in this way. In relation to your circumstances, the same applies. They escape your mind once you put them in writing or a drawing. Darius says, “Difficult things are always supposed to be written or sketched. This makes it simple for the brain to identify important positive things.”
This book is divided into 34 chapters. Every one of them has a research-based comment and a small twist. It has various examples of how to master your mind in this book. It is worthwhile to spend time thinking straight.
