Don't believe everything you think – Joseph Nguyen
The one line summary of the book is “Thoughts are good, thinking is not always good!” Human brain of an adult is about 1400 cc. The surface area is around 1500 to 2000 sq. cm simply because it has many folds. The folding maximizes the brain’s surface – to – volume ratio, or the amount of surface area the brain has relative to its size. These countless folds allow humans to pack in more neurons which, in turn can mean more advanced brain with increased cognitive abilities. Thinking consistently is important to increase the folds, especially in the young age. But more important is the kind of Thinking we do. Thinking with an attempt to reach some outcome is healthy. Thinking otherwise is in unhealthy. For eg. Thinking of something else while listening to someone is unhealthy thinking, thinking on the embarrassing moments of the past is unhealthy thinking. Thinking that generates insecurity, shyness, and inferiority complexes should be redundant. In pr...