Book Summary: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
- Taliah Aneesah
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min read
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie | Amazon
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living is a classic originally released in the 1940’s, but the information is still relevant today. The book is full of practical advice on worry. It not only focuses on personal worries and day to day worries, but it also gives advice on habits to help you reduce worry at work. The book is broken down into eight parts each dealing with a different type of worry. Tips and techniques are provided for those worries. In addition to all of the tips and techniques, Dale Carnegie discusses six rules to stop worrying. The rules are simple and a great takeaway for the reader.
The undeniable link between worrying and the physical ailments many people suffer is discussed throughout the book. The reader is provided with key tools and practical methods to help the reader learn to reduce stress. Dale Carnegie expounds upon the fact that most people are engulfed in worry yet have placed more energy on the worry than what the worry is truly worth. The book mentions that most are guilty of putting off living. Noting that we often think in terms of the future instead of focusing on today. Emphasis is placed on the importance of not thinking about yesterday nor tomorrow but focusing on today.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living is filled with advice and information that most readers have heard throughout life. The author points out that the purpose of the book is to not tell the reader something new but to remind them of certain things. The book accomplishes that goal. The book concludes with true stories of how others conquered their worry. The true stories help to cement the practical advice given throughout the book. I recommend adding this book to your reading list.
Book Details
Pub Date: Revised edition (October 5, 2004)
ISBN: 978-0671035976
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Gallery Books
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