Molson Hart

True/False: Every successful person develops an ability to manage their own thinking. For example, they feel anxiety coming on and then use techniques to control their response to it. I tend to think this is true.

The Buddhists talk about the mind having a part that is the “monkey mind.” It’s the uncontrollable part of your consciousness that you should try to tame.

I spent a lot of time working through buddhist philosophy (mostly by way of Naval) and it didn't work for me. I had much more success with the western equivalent. Will get around to posting more about this soon.

Did you dig into Zen Buddhism? (I think Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind — the book — was good for me.)

I didn't. I felt like I was mostly in Indian Buddhism. I didn't try Eastern at all, but would be willing to give that a shot. Thanks for the book rec. I'm checking it out now.