How to stop worrying and start living
by Dale Carnegie
[[ representation of the book in different format:
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this book has an index.
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this scanned version of the book at
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publication date 1948
book page 7
google doc page 15
His name was Sir William Osler. Here are the twenty-one words that he read in the spring of 1871--twenty-one words from Thomas Carlyle that helped him lead a life free from worry: “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.”
Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Most
Out of This Book
1. If you wish to get the most out of this book, there is one
indispensable requirement, one essential infinitely more important
than any rules or technique. Unless you have this one
fundamental requisite a thousand rules on how to study will
avail little. And if you do have this cardinal endowment, then
you can achieve wonders without reading any suggestions for
getting the most out of a book.
What is this magic requirement? Just this: a deep, driving
desire to learn , a vigorous determination to stop worrying and
start living. -
How can you develop such an urge? By constantly remind-
ing yourself of how important these principles are to you.
Picture to yourself how their mastery will aid you in living
a richer, happier life. Say to yourself over and over: "My
peace of mind, my happiness, my health, and perhaps even my
income will, in the long run, depend largely on applying the old,
obvious, and eternal truths taught in this book."
2. Read each chapter rapidly at first to get a bird's-eye view
of it. You will probably be tempted then to rush on to the next *
one. But don't. Unless you are reading merely for entertain-
ment. But if you are reading because you want to stop worry-
ing and start living, then go back and re-read each chapter
thoroughly . In the long run, this will mean saving time and
getting results.
3. Stop frequently in your reading to think over what you
are reading. Ask yourself just how and when you can apply
each suggestion. That kind of reading will aid you far more
than racing ahead like a whippet chasing a rabbit.
4. Read with a red crayon , pencil , or fountain pen in your
hand; and when you come across a suggestion that you feel you
can use, draw a line beside it . If it is a four-star suggestion,
then underscore every sentence, or mark it with "XXXX",
Marking and underscoring a book make it more interesting, and
far easier to review rapidly.
BASIC TECHNIQUES IN ANALYSING WORRY
5. I know a man who has been office manager for a large
insurance concern for fifteen years. He reads every month all
the insurance contracts his company issues. Yes, he reads the
same contracts over month after month, year after year. Why?
Because experience has taught him that that is the only way
he can keep their provisions clearly in mind.
I once spent almost two years writing a book on public
speaking; and yet I find I have to keep going back over it from
time to time in order to remember what I wrote in my own
book. The rapidity with which we forget is astonishing.
So, if you want to get a real, lasting benefit out of this, book,
don't imagine that skimming through it once will suffice . After
reading it thoroughly , you ought to spend a few hours review-
ing it every month . Keep it on your desk in front of you every
day . Glance through it often . Keep constantly impressing
yourself with the rich possibilities for improvement that still lie
in the offing . Remember that the use of these principles cm be
made habitual md unconscious only by a constant and vigorous
campaign of review md application . There is no other way.
6. Bernard Shaw once remarked : "If you teach a man any-
thing, he will never learn." Shaw was right. Learning is an
active process . We learn by doing. So, if you desire to master
the principles you are studying in this book, do something
about them. Apply these rules at every opportunity. If you
don't, you will forget them quickly. Only knowledge that is
used sticks in your mind.
You will probably find it difficult to apply these suggestions
all the time. I know, because I wrote this book, and yet
frequently I find it difficult to apply everything I have
advocated here. So, as you read this book, remember that you
are not merely trying to acquire information. You are attempting
to form new habits. Ah yes, you are attempting a new way
of life. That will require time and persistence and daily
application.
So refer to these pages often . Regard this as a working hand-
book on conquering worry; and when you are confronted with
some trying problem — don't get all stirred up. Don't do the
natural thing, the impulsive thing. That is usually wrong.
Instead, turn to these pages and review the paragraphs you
have underscored . Then try these new ways and watch them
achieve magic for you.
7. Offer your wife a shilling every time she catches you
violating one of the principles advocated in this book . She
will break you!
8. Please turn to pages 193-4 of this book and read how
the Wall Street banker, H. P. Howell, and old Ben Franklin
corrected their mistakes. Why don't you use the Howell and
Franklin techniques to check up on your application of the
principles discussed in this book? If you do, two things will
result.
First , you will find yourself engaged in an educational process
that is both intriguing and priceless .
Second, you will find that your ability to stop worrying and
start living will grow and spread like a green bay tree „
9. Keep a diary — a diary in which you ought to record
your triumphs in the application of these principles. Be specific.
Give names, dates, results. Keeping such a record will inspire
you to greater efforts; and how fascinating these entries will be
when you chance upon them some evening, years from now!
IN A NUTSHELL
1. Develop a deep, driving desire to master the princi-
ples of conquering worry.
2. Read each chapter twice before going on to the next
one.
3. As you read, stop frequently to ask yourself how
you can apply each suggestion.
4. Underscore each important idea.
5. Review this book each month.
6. Apply these principles at every opportunity. Use
this volume as a working handbook to help you
solve your daily problems.
7. Make a lively game out of your learning by offer-
ing some friend a shilling every time he catches
you violating one of these principles.
8. Check up each week on the progress you axe
making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have
made, what improvement, what- lessons you have
learned for the future.
9. Keep a diary in the back of this book showing how
and when you have applied these principles.
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