The phrase "an effort to think" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of trying to engage in thought or contemplation about a particular subject or issue.
Example: "In an effort to think critically about the problem, she gathered all the relevant data before making a decision."
Alternatives: "a attempt to reflect" or "an endeavor to contemplate".
I made an effort to think about each succeeding step and what might get me further along.
Not very alert, humorless and kind of dull-headed in that way when it takes a bit of an effort to think and talk with any zest.
"I have to make an effort to think, 'That's Maria.' " "He cast well with Fanny," says Irons who previously worked with Ardant on Swann in Love and Australia.
In 1947, George Marshall, the Secretary of State, appointed Kennan chief of a new Policy Planning Staff — an effort to think ahead in the area of international relations, not something that the United States had had much practice with.
Clearly it wasn't the best week for JP Morgan to post a $2.4bn profit, although Halo572 apparently made an effort to think positively: "I think you'll find that there will likely be a lag between the recovery the banks see and that for the rest of the world.
34 38 The Informed Medical Decisions Foundation developed a worksheet for patients titled, 'I wish I had asked that!' 39 In addition, Graedon and Graedon offer a list of key questions that patients might pose to their providers in an effort to think more critically about potential diagnoses (box 3).
If we were to make an unnatural effort to think of others before our self, we could temper the never-ending cycle of suffering.
As a community, we must make a concerted effort to think about what disease is worth identifying.
"I'm not going to go out during the game and make a conscious effort to think about him and what happened," he said.
When you find yourself ruminating, make a conscious effort to think instead about what you are grateful for or what you are happy about.
Make a conscious effort to think about what your body is doing in different interactions with different people.
