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How To Stop Worrying And Start Living
About this book
This world-famous, classic self-help book by Dale Carnegie provides many ways to conquer worry and lead a wonderful life. Carnegie says in the preface toHow to Stop Worrying and Start Livingthat he wrote it because he "was one of the unhappiest lads in New York". He said that he made himself sick with worry because he hated his position in life, which he attributes to wanting to figure out how to stop worrying. The book's goal is to lead the reader to a more enjoyable and fulfilling life, helping them to become more aware of, not only themselves, but others around them. Carnegie tries to address the everyday nuances of living, in order to get the reader to focus on the more important aspects of life. A very interesting feature of the book is 'How to eliminate 50% of your business worries'. It is a must read for everyone.
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Table of contents
- How To Stop Worrying And Start Living
- Sixteen Ways in Which This Book Will Help You
- Preface - How This Book Was Written-and Why
- Part One - Fundamental Facts You Should Know About Worry
- Chapter 1 - Live in "Day-tight Compartments"
- Chapter 2 - A Magic Formula For Solving Worry Situations
- Chapter 3 - What Worry May Do To You
- Part One In A Nutshell
- Part Two - Basic Techniques In Analysing Worry
- Chapter 4 - How To Analyse And Solve Worry Problems
- Chapter 5 - How to Eliminate Fifty Per Cent of Tour Business Worries
- Part Two In A Nutshell
- Part Three - How To Break The Worry Habit Before It Breaks You
- Chapter 6 - How To Crowd Worry Out Of Tour Mind
- Chapter 7 - Don't Let the Beetles Get You Down
- Chapter 8 - A Law That Will Outlaw Many of Tour Worries
- Chapter 9 - Co-Operate With The Inevitable
- Chapter 10 - Put A " Stop-Loss" Order On Your Worries
- Chapter 11 - Don't Try To Saw Sawdust
- Part Three In A Nutshell
- Part Four - Seven Ways To Cultivate A Mental Attitude That Will Bring You Peace And Happiness
- Chapter 12 - Eight Words That Can Transform Your Life
- Chapter 13 - The High Cost Of Getting Even
- Chapter 14 - If You Do This, You Will Never Worry About Ingratitude
- Chapter 15 - Would You Take A Million Dollars For What You Have?
- Chapter 16 - Find Yourself And Be Yourself: Remember There Is No One Else on Earth Like You
- Chapter 17: If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade
- Chapter 18: How To Cure Melancholy In Fourteen Days
- Part Four In A Nutshell
- Part Five - The Golden Rule For Conquering Worry
- Chapter 19 - How My Mother And Father Conquered Worry
- Part Six - How To Keep From Worrying About Criticism
- Chapter 20 - Remember That No One Ever Kicks A Dead Dog
- Chapter 21 - Do This-and Criticism Can't Hurt You
- Chapter 22 - Fool Things I Have Done
- Part Six In A Nutshell
- Part Seven - Six Ways To Prevent Fatigue And Worry And Keep Your Energy And Spirits High
- Chapter 23: How To Add One Hour A Day To Tour Waking Life
- Chapter 24: What Makes You Tired-and What You Can Do About It
- Chapter 25: How The Housewife Can Avoid Fatigue-and Keep Looking Young
- Chapter 26: Four Good Working Habits That Will Help Prevent Fatigue And Worry
- Chapter 27: How To Banish The Boredom That Produces Fatigue, Worry, And Resentment
- Chapter 28: How To Keep From Worrying About Insomnia
- Part Seven In A Nutshell
- Part Eight - How To Find The Kind Of Work In Which You May Be Happy And Successful
- Chapter 29: The Major Decision Of Tour Life
- Part Nine - How To Lessen Your Financial Worries
- Chapter 30: "Seventy Per Cent Of All Our Worries ..."
- Part Ten - "How I Conquered Worry" - 32 True Stories
- "Six Major Troubles Hit Me All At Once"
- "I Can Turn Myself in to a Shouting Optimist Within an Hour"
- "How I Got Rid Of An Inferiority Complex"
- "I Lived In The Garden Of Allah"
- "Five Methods I Use To Banish Worry"
- "I Stood Yesterday. I Can Stand Today"
- "I Did Mot Expect To Live To See The Dawn"
- "I Go To The Gym To Punch The Bag Or Take A Hike Outdoors"
- "I Was 'The Worrying Wreck From Virginia Tech'"
- "I Have Lived By This Sentence"
- "I Hit Bottom And Survived"
- "I Used To Be One Of The World's Biggest Jackasses"
- "I Have Always Tried To Keep My Line Of Supplies Open""
- "I Heard A Voice In India"
- "When The Sheriff Came In My Front Door"
- "The Toughest Opponent I Ever Fought Was Worry"
- "I Prayed To God To Keep Me Out Of An Orphan's Home"
- "I Was Acting Like An Hysterical Woman"
- "I Learned To Stop Worrying By Watching My Wife Wash Dishes"
- "I Found The Answer-keep Busy!"
- "Time Solves A Lot Of Things"
- "I Was Warned Not To Try To Speak Or To Move Even A Finger"
- "I Am A Great Dismisser"
- "If I Had Mot Stopped Worrying, I Would Have Been In My Grave Long Ago By"
- "One At A Time Gentleman, One At A Time"
- "I Now Look For The Green Light"
- How John D. Rockefeller Lived on Borrowed Time for Forty-five Years
- "Reading A Book On Sex Prevented My Marriage From Going On The Rocks"
- "I Was Committing Slow Suicide Because I Didn't Know How To Relax"
- "A Real Miracle Happened To Me"
- "Setbacks*
- "I Was So Worried I Didn't Eat A Bite Of Solid Food For Eighteen Days"