How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry (Dale Carnegie Books)

This book is easy to read. I don't care for religious ideas but was able to ignore it enough to just get the important details out of it. Of course the examples are dated due to the time the book was written, but applying the tactics to present day is effective and I bought this book for a few family members who were known to worry and have anxiety.

This book, in the inner cover it has a copyright of '1944'. As of today this book is 71 Years old. That's crazy... None the less, 90 pages in, I have underlined quite a bit of the book as I make my way through it. I am using "How to stop worrying and start living" as a work book like the author suggested. Most of the advice, is golden if you don't get too caught up in the context. And it seems that some particular advice is re-iterated in another way, to add emphasis. Then on top of this, the author interviewed a ton of people.. and from today's point of view, some of the individuals that the author talked to.. are markers in history. They all did something profound. If your like myself, curious, and trying to improve your lot in life.. especially in today's climate. Everywhere you turn there is a fear monger.. from our own government to, the local associated press. They are trying to sell you "fear" by the truck loads.. Nothing wrong with being informed of the dangers that exist, but it's also very good to have the context of the situation, some hard numbers to go by. Other wise your imagination just runs off with you. And quite frankly I think that's the whole point. What's that famous quote by Rahm Emanuel. "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/rahm_emanuel.html Quote basically is getting at the fact, that you don't think at all when your worrying.. your more likely to take action in the heat of the moment and do something stupid, or do something stupid and help someone else out.. Anyways, the book offers a lot of sound basic advice. So if your like me and you didn't get a well grounded common sense type of upbringing, no guidance really at all.. because your parents didn't know any better.. and public school is definitely the kind of place you don't get a well grounded common sense education.. this book is worth checking out. Because the truly smart person knows, that there is always something around the next corner, as far as little nuggets of wisdom go. Always something worth learning. Always ways to improve your odds. I'll leave this review with one of my favorite quotes from the book: 'I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.' -Rudyard kipling If you find yourself overwhelmed by worry..your mind tends to drift toward the negatives too much. Check this out. Definitely worth the money.

I am 16 years old and my parents bought me this book hoping it would be of use to me. "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" is a book I would recommend to anyone, not just people who tend to worry a lot. I mostly have all good things to say with the exception of one. After completing the first half of the book, the second half sounds similar to the first. I got everything out of it that I wanted to and felt as if the rest was just extra things that did not mean much to me. Overall, the book teaches a new way of looking at things. Along with an abundant amount of ways to make your life less filled with worry, Dale Carnegie shows you how to get the most out of living. He pointed out so many simple things, like how doing things you enjoy and things that keep you busy can turn a person's life around. You get to read other peoples experiences, some relating to me, and some not, that I found helpful. The way the book is written is like a friendly conversation, not someone telling you what to do to stop worrying, even though that is the overall goal. At the end of every section, it gives you an "in a nutshell" summary of what was talked about. I have actually made a list of all the points touched on of things I can do each day to bring less worry and stress to my life. I hung this list on the back of my door to see each morning. I found this book helpful and it really changed my outlook on things.

*A collection of stories that illustrate the human condition. *As applicable today as when it was written. News flash: The human condition has not changed significantly. We have not evolved on an emotional level nearly as much as you might hope. *Inspirational and applicable to modern-day life. *Life-changing, a must-read for every human. *Would make a wonderful high school or college graduation gift. *Effective and easy strategies to substantially decrease worry in your life. *Lifelong value.

As a former Dale Carnegie instructor, I read this book many times and found it to be essential to manage through tough times. There are many useful real-life tips that can fit into almost any situation. I have seen first hand how people have benefitted by reading this book, and many times it is just one idea that they are able to apply toget over an obstacle. Try it!

A very practical guide to the importance of not undermining our own happiness by allowing ourselves to worry about things we usually can't control to affect how we feel in the moment. Likewise, to face whatever challenges are within our reach that we can control. Taking action displaces the harmful effects of allowing worry to determine our happiness and fulfillment.

Being a chronic worrier I was a little skeptical when I came across this book (the irony). I wasn't a fan of his other more famous book "How to win friends and influence people" so I was very surprised to find after reading this one that this book was actually ... exceptional. I loved that the book immediately provided (as the author suggested) life altering insights/suggestions within the first 2 chapters. One of the great things about this book is that it is so well researched and pragmatic and would be useful to everyone - let alone chronic worriers. Once you're past the first couple of chapters I think you'll find that this book is difficult to put down, because you'll want to absorb everything in it. (Or at least that was my experience). To say this book would change your life in small but profound ways is understating its impact. This book has been one of the defining books that has significantly altered my character and quality of life. Since reading this book I have taken the lessons from it and applied it (somewhat sub-conciously) day-in day-out. I guess its true when they say the once a book has shaped your mind its impossible to revert back (in a good way). The book is also really easy to digest, its like having a casual conversation with a wise and well traveled friend. I finished this book relatively quickly partly because the ideas were so exciting and life-altering. You will actually enjoy reading this book. I keep one of the poems (that the author recommended) from the book mounted on my wall to remind myself of the lessons learned. A definite book to buy for anyone with a personal development library, and an absolute must for worriers. For everyone else this book is still great value of money and will provide you with helpful advice and suggestions. Personally I think everyone should own this book.

Consiglio vivamente di leggere questo classico di Dale Carnegie. Racchiude delle piccole strategie che possono essere utili nella vita di tutti i giorni e aiuta a spostare con l'esercizio il focus sulle cose che davvero contano nella propria vita.

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Excellent book, it tells how to solve things in a practical way. I really recommend that!

A friend of mine recommended me this book, although I don't worry about the things I used to, I totally enjoy it. Good reading and useful info, plenty of interesting stories and recommendations still so useful nowadays. If you're a believer you'll enjoy it even more but if you're not, you will find it really interesting anyways. Totally recommended, get yourself into useful information and stay away from social media :)