How to stop worrying and start living
By: Dale Carnegie.
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 1953
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Worry.
Genres: Self-help
First sentence: PREFACE:
HOW THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN—ANT) WHY
Thirty-five years ago, I was one of the unhappiest lads in New York. I was selling motor trucks for a living. I didn't know what made a motor truck run. That wasn't all: I didn't want to know. I despised my job. I despised living in a cheap furnished room on West Fifty-sixth Street—a room infested with cockroaches'. I still remember that I had a bunch of neckties hanging on the walls; and when I reached out of a morning to get a fresh necktie, the cockroaches scattered in all directions. I despised having to eat in cheap, dirty restaurants that were also probably infested with cockroaches.
I came home to my lonely room each night with a sick headache—a headache bred and fed by disappointment, worry, bitterness, and rebellion. I was rebelling because the dreams I had nourished back in my college days had turned into nightmares. Was this life? Was this the vital adventure to which I had looked forward so eagerly? Was this all life would ever mean to me—working at a job I despised, living with cockroaches, eating vile food—and with no hope for the future? ... I longed for leisure to read, and to write the books I had. dreamed of writing back in my college days;
I knew I had everything to gain and nothing to lose by giving up the job I despised. I wasn't interested in making a lot of money, but I was interested in making a lot of living. In short, I had come to the Rubicon—to that moment of decision which faces most young people when they start out in life. So I made my decision—and that decision completely altered my future. It has made the last thirty-five...
Description: Stop Worrying ...
Slow Down...
Enjoy Life!
Dale Carnegie's proven techniques have helped millions to adopt new mental attitudes leading to security and happiness, teaching them to break the worry habit —forever:
•  Practical, tested formulas for conquering anxiety
•  How to eliminate 50 percent of business worries immediately
•  How to reduce financial worries
•  How to turn criticism to your advantage
•  How to avoid fatigue—and keep looking young
•  How to add one hour a day to your waking life
•  Plus stories of everyday and famous people who tell in their own words how they stopped worrying and started living.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living deals with fundamental emotions and ideas. It is fascinating to read and easy to apply. And, most important, it can change your life!
Notes: Includes index.