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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
- Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry
- Narrated by: Andrew MacMillan
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living deals with fundamental emotions and ideas. It is fascinating to listen to and easy to apply. Let it change and improve you. There's no need to live with worry and anxiety that keep you from enjoying a full, active, and happy life!
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- Veronica
- 03-07-11
Incredibly Practical
Many self-health books do not give practical advice about how to stop worrying. This is not one of them. "How To Stop Worrying and Start Living" has been a great comfort to me over the years. I first read the book nearly 10 years ago when I desperately needed help to cope with taking exams at school. It definitely helped me get through the exams and since then I have used the book to deal with all sorts of worries, from job interviews to bereavement to dealing with criticism from others.
One of the best aspects of the book is the huge number of true life stories of people who have dealt with all sorts of difficult situations, everything from low self-esteem to facing up to a terminal illness. Dale Carnegie doesn't berate the reader or speak down to them, but nor does he pander to their fears. He encourages you to look at your worry situation clearly and honestly and to take practical steps to resolve the issue or to learn to cope with it.
Is the tone of the book old-fashioned? Well, a bit. Obviously, it was written in the 1940s and so certain attitudes relate to that time period. For example, women were only starting to make their mark in the world of work, and the book reflects this. Nevertheless, I think most of the stories are timeless and are still useful and relevant today.
I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is a worrier and / or going through a difficult time.
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- Marc
- 13-12-08
very good book
i am not what i consider a worrier but having heard the other book how to win friends and influence people i brought this book.
I am glad i did,it has some pearls of wisdom and in hindsight i do worry to some extent and have since stopped.
It is an interesting book and i recommend it.
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- Alan
- 26-09-10
HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING
This book changed my life. This is how much I think of it. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, For something that was written decades ago it is full of common sense ideas. I listen to it regularly and each time it gives me a different outlook on problems. If you are suffering from worry, stress, anxieties I would highly recommend this book
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- Mary
- 11-07-09
Gives Perspective
This is a wonderful book. It demonstrates the timelessness of "modern" anxieties and worries. People have been coming to terms with difficult, frightening and overwhelming feelings throughout history, and some of the situations experienced by people during the depression or the second world war gave me a real sense of perspective on my own worries. A great antidote for anxiety.
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- Luke
- 28-08-10
Classic and old fashioned
Strange language is used in many different parts of this book and it is clearly written in another generation. This adds to the charm. The voice of the narrator is strangely soothing and easy to listen too, I enjoyed this immensely.
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- J Lewis
- 07-03-19
Outdated and Evangelical
I've managed to get about 3/4 of the way through this and have decided to call it a day. There are some useful key points which are summed up at the end of each section. I feel I could have achieved the same gain just by looking up his key messages online.
The language and opinions are very outdated. Comments on how worry affects women's appearance doesn't really belong in 2019. Telling people who are suffering from anxiety they should be ashamed of themselves when compared to others is one of the least helpful things you can do. As someone who has bipolar and suffers from anxiety I can tell you I suffer from feelings of quite extreme shame at times. If I was on a serious low this would be the last book I should listen to!
The vast majority of his evidence is anecdotal. His attitudes to mental health conditions is very simplistic and outdated. Every story makes it seem like stopping worrying is the easiest thing possible. It is NOT! I am going out of my way to find advice on reducing my anxieties but I am still struggling to deal with it. Being told it's easy doesn't help and being told that I will die young because of it doesn't help!
The continuous background pushing of religion started to grate on me. I looked past this for a while, but the last straw came when he out and out started pushing religion in particular Christianity. I can tell you as someone who is not religious but has religious family, it makes no difference to your worry levels what so ever!
Despite this I will add the main points he puts forward earlier in the book to my list of techniques to deal with worry. If you're anything like me don't bother with the book just look them up online.
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- Justin samuel
- 31-08-18
Fantastic Book
This book needs to be in the hands of everybody going through hard times. Change your perception and understand that if your not dead don't speed it up by worrying.
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- rjj
- 22-08-18
Timeless
an amazing book which exceeded all my expectations. there are some wonderful words of advice for all ages.
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- lilli
- 19-06-18
Excellent
Very hands on, enjoyed listening. I was unsure if this book would be useful for me but now I am glad I read it!
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- Nathan M.
- 19-03-17
Excellent message, too much religion...
Excellent message, brilliantly told.
4 stars because of its incessant use if religion and prayer to heal all worries.
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