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Summary: I can apply all chapters to my life EXCEPT for 1!
Review: I'm trying to apply many of these chapters to my life. HOWEVER, Chapter 41 got me (DONT' SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF...) Avoid Weatherproofing. You can't always LOOK OVER your spouses faults. I'm desperately wanting to, and have been for 12 years, a chemical dependancy that is a late night, after kids go to bed type dependancy. He's a great father and companion, but how far does a person go to TURN THEIR HEADS at each others faults! I think Dr. Carlson should have made it a little bit clearer about issues such as this. Individuals such as myself, may be grasping at some reasons to stay when they should go when habits above go to far! Don't get me wrong. THIS IS A GREAT BOOK! A. Barney, OKC, OK
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Summary: "Wow, this just happened to me!"
Review: "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" clearly is a great book. The best thing about it is, that from reading the first few pages you can immediately relate what the author says to your own life.
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Summary: Good Advice
Review: Great simple common sense advic
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Summary: A Treasure to share -- This Small Stuff is Great Stuff
Review: This book is wonderful. It's on my personal "Top 10 List of Great Book." I'm already telling my friends and clients about it and referring to it in the Seminars I present. Dr. Carlson's last two words in this book are, "Treasure Yourself." His book is a treasure. If I could rate this higher than 5 stars, I would. Richard's style is simple and easy to understand. This book is full of ideas and examples to put into action immediately...to bring out the best in others and yourself.
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Summary: Pace life for peace of mind
Review: It is easy to get caught up in our fast paced world. With computers and the Internet changing our lives in ways not even heard of 10 or 15 years ago, we need to slow down and enjoy life. I also recommend 'Life and Death on the Internet' by Keith A Schroeder. Many of the principles in this book are focused by Schroeder where the Internet is involved.
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Summary: This book changed my life
Review: When I bought this book, I was hoping to improve my outlook on life. I have become stressed out and easily irritated since moving to a metropolitan area. This book has taught me how to laugh at myself and how to stop the negative thinking that enters my head, before a mole hill becomes a mountain. The book outlines practical exercises and practices that you can do to enjoy life more fully, become less stressed, become more focused on the truly important things in life, and become a better, happier person. It is easy to read and will definitely change your life if you practice its teachings. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
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Summary: STOP "STALLING" AND SWEATING, START SMILING AND SUCCEEDING
Review: The title says it all. In this rapid-paced world, the stress load gets higher all the time, but our bodies and minds have not learned how to cope with the increasing stress. To a great extent, it is mind over matter. Mr. Carlson's suggestions, though not new or brilliant, are good daily reminders - live for today and be happy, trust intuition, stress less, choose you battles wisely. I find that part of the reason we are stressed is that we have not learned how to look forward to the changes that are inevitalbe. Our conditioning and culture keep us from making progress and then feeling good about what we have accomplished. THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION, a new book by Donald Mitchell, Carol Coles and Robert Metz really gets into this. For example, We all suffer from The Communications Stall (our messages are not understood or we don't hear what others say so we don't react appropriately), The Disbelief Stall (believing that we can't do it so we don't try), The Tradition Stall (we've always done it this way, so why change), The Bureaucratic Stall (too many unproductive policies so don't bother), The Misconception Stall (based on poor assumptions) and The Unattractiveness Stall (not wanting to go near anything that may be unpleasant). Mitchell then goes on to teach eight steps to help us make progress at 20 times the usual rate! When we learn to succeed that well, there won't be much small stuff to sweat.
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Summary: DA BOMB YO!!!!!!
Review: This book really is "da bomb". It helped me to understand where my stress was coming from to analyze the small stuff and relieve tension. My favorite part is quoted as such:"This won't matter a year from now". Nothing that happens now that you may think is a big deal will matter in a year from now. Always remember that.
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Summary: Has had a great effect on me...
Review: When I first bought this book I read it cover to cover, and in the year since then I have reread a couple of chapters each day. I do this at 5:00 AM, which is one of the suggestions Mr. Carlson makes: get up one hour early and make that time yours and no one else's. Each chapter is only 2-3 pages long, which amounts to about one regular page as the book is in a small format. This only takes about 5 minutes of my quiet hour, and I use the rest of the time to catch up on reading, or meditate, or just relax and think. I have found that my day gets off to a much better start because of this quiet time, and I am constantly revisiting the ideas that are presented in the book, which keeps them fresh in my mind. The problem I have found with many self help books is that, although the ideas may be very helpful, you forget them once you're done reading the book. This book has been helping me for a year now, and has had a tremendous effect on the way I react to situations during the day. Even driving has become less stressful! I recommend it to anyone who is serious about making a change for the better, or wants to live a more peaceful and happy life.
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Summary: The day-by-day calendar is great, too!
Review: The Small Stuff day-by-day calendar was given to me as a gift. I absolutely love it. Every day I read a new helpful hint on how to lead a happier and less stressful life. I can honestly say it works and every day I look forward to reading it.
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