Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition): Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering

· Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Joseph Nguyen
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New York Times and International Bestseller!

Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt, and self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or willpower.

Now in a beautiful, expanded edition with even more personalized guidance.

“An essential first step to letting go of that suffering.” —Simon Sinek
“An inspirational guide.” —Deepak Chopra
“The tools necessary to rediscover our intuition and to create a future aligned with our individual goals and inspiration.” —Dr. Nicole LePera
“A relatable guide that shows all of us how to free ourselves from toxic overthinking and replace it with inner peace.” —Lori Gottlieb
“Brilliant and easy solutions to avoid overthinking.” —Francesc Miralles
“A thoughtful way to help you retrain your brain." —Apple Books

In this book, you'll discover the root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to achieve freedom of mind to effortlessly create the life you've always wanted to live.

Although pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

This book offers a completely new paradigm and understanding of where our human experience comes from, allowing us to end our own suffering and create how we want to feel at any moment.

New in this expanded edition:

  • New chapters addressing reader questions and feedback
  • Journaling prompts and contemplative exercises to let go of negative ruminative thinking
  • Original poetry to uplift, encourage, and inspire


In This Book, You’ll Discover:

  • The root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to end it
  • How to become unaffected by negative thoughts and feelings
  • How to experience unconditional love, peace, and joy in the present, no matter your external circumstances
  • How to instantly create a new experience of life if you don’t like the one you’re in right now
  • How to break free from negative thought loops
  • How to let go of anxiety, self-doubt, self-sabotage, and self-destructive habits
  • How to effortlessly create from a state of abundance, flow, and ease
  • How to develop the superpower of being okay with uncertainty
  • How to access your intuition and inner wisdom beyond the limitations of thinking


No matter what has happened to you, where you are from, or what you have done, you can still find total peace, unconditional love, complete fulfillment, and an abundance of joy in your life. No person is an exception to this. Darkness only exists because of the light, which means even in our darkest hour, light must exist.

Within these pages, you'll find timeless wisdom to empower you with the understanding of our mind's infinite potential to create any experience of life we want, regardless of external circumstances.

Don't Believe Everything You Think is not about rewiring your brain, rewriting your past, or positive thinking. We cannot solve our problems with the same level of consciousness that created them. Tactics are temporary. An expansion of consciousness is permanent.

This book was written to help you go beyond your thinking and discover the truth of what you already intuitively know deep inside your soul.

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
36 reviews
Enrico Cheatham
November 17, 2025
Nguyen offers some practical advice on how to reduce anxiety. It's advice rooted in mindfulness so I'm familiar with the content. It gets a little repetitive at times but could be helpful for those struggling with excessive negative self chatter.
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Abraham Trei Steward
November 16, 2024
Very insightful and mind opening. It puts things in a perspective that i have not thought about. I hope to add this to my daily practice and work on Me in this time of uncertainty! This book is a must read!
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Darrin Carr
August 31, 2025
this book was and is one of the most profound life-changing books I have read or rather listen to. highly recommended
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About the author

JOSEPH NGUYEN is the author of the New York Times bestseller Don’t Believe Everything You Think. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and has touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers worldwide. Drawing inspiration from philosophy, spirituality, and psychology, Joseph distills timeless wisdom into simple, pragmatic, and accessible books. Through his writings, Joseph illuminates the path to self-realization, guiding readers toward a life filled with abundance and liberation from emotional and psychological suffering. In 2025, he was named a NAMI ambassador.

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