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  • By: Richard Carlson
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  • Length: 4 hrs
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (427 ratings)
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Summary

Are the little things in life driving you crazy? Isn't it time you put these small annoyances into perspective once and for all? This #1 New York Times best seller - now available unabridged - offers suggestions for daily changes that can add up to a more relaxed, stress-free you. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down, live in the present moment, let others have the glory at times, lower your tolerance to stress, trust your intuitions, and ultimately live each day as if it might be your last.
©2005 (c)1997 Richard Carlson, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved.

(P) 1997 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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highly recommended

There's a way to be both successful and stress-free. Richard Carlson shows the aspects of our lives which load stress and also ways to prevent them. Highly recommended.

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Great day starter

I like listening to this book at the start and end of my day on my commute. It has great suggestions for happy living and I found myself being happier and more stress free after listening to it. Don't expect any mind blowing revelations, but it is a good reminder of what really matters.

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Don't bother

I've read a few books on psychology, behaviour and relationships in the past and I have a degree in Psychology. I've heard good things about Don't Sweat the Small Stuff off tv but no recommendations from people who've bought it (now I know why!). It was in the Audible Sale and I thought I'd give it a go. I'm quite a stressed person and thought this might teach me some techniques to manage my stress. I was looking forward to it as other reviews made out it was life changing. It's narrated by the author and he does an ok job, very American upbeat style but then he is an American and it's a self help book so no surprises there. The book is only 4 hours so you're done with it pretty quickly that is either a positive or a negative depending on how you look at it ;) Some of the strategies were interesting but nothing ground breaking and you've probably already thought of most of them, in essence the techniques were just repeated ways of driving home the message of "relax and be grateful for what you've got". You'd probably get more use out of going to a yoga class or getting a massage so don't bother downloading it as it hardy has an impact at all and certainly isn't life changing. If you want an interesting book on behaviour and relationships which really will change your perspective then read 'Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps" by Allan and Barbara Pease (sadly not available on Audible).

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This was Such a great book.

This is so useful for every day life, you will not regret getting this great book.

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Don't sweat the small stuff...

I was drawn to this book by the title and the reference to Wayne Dyer who coined this phrase.

Having now finished this book, I was surprised how much of it seemed to copy Dyer's work (which I have read a lot of). This was disappointing as I thought the author may have his own take on life, not just repeating Dyer's pearls of wisdom.

In parts of the book, I felt the advice was patronising and irrelevant, such as 'Take out the trash' in reference to doing other people's chores for them. In other parts, there seemed to be a lot of repetitive advice disguised under different headings.
The only reason I gave it 3 stars for the story is that the good bits were, in my opinion, taken from Wayne Dyer's incredible books so I would recommend reading his work instead so you get a whole book of great advice rather than fragmented bits intertwined with the not so good.

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So simple yet so effective.

This book is life changing. Buy it!

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Boring.

Absolute dribble . Most boring useless book I’ve listened to in years and years . Don’t waste your time

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Great! Really practical solutions to my fixed mindset!

Really enjoyed this book. Very impressed with the number of solutions. put forward to counteract a fixed / anxious/interfering mindset. Using them already. Thanks!

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Great simple reminders of life

In these busy modern days it’s easy to get bogged down by anything and lose site of what really matters.

This is a great little book to remind us to treasure the important things in life. It’s simple, easy to read and anyone can relay to.

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Wonderful book!

Absolutely loved this book! Thank you to the author for reminding about so many simple yet so powerful truths about life!

Must read for anybody, really.

Will be coming back to this book and its parts again and again. So much wisdom in it which needs to be practiced constantly.

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