Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways To Keep The Little Things From Taking Over Your Life (Kindle Edition)

Each chapter in this book spans 1-2 small pages, with like, size 12 font. It gives you glimpses into how Richard Carlson viewed and approached interactions in his family and work using compassion, patience, and self-love.He draws your attention to common life scenarios and suggests a perspective that often differs from the instinctual response of the moment. At times you'll reflect to yourself how "obvious" some idea or another is, but rather than write the entire book off I suggest you appreciate your awareness of that perspective, and then continue reading.This book is not an elaborate manual for how to live your life. If anything, it's a reminder: we get so caught up in our lives, our jobs, or habits that we go on auto-pilot and forget to bring ourselves back to the present moment. Carlson is saying, don't forget to examine your responses, to consider whether they are in line with a peaceful way of thinking, and to realize, if they aren't, that you...Read more

I absolutely love and cherish this book. This book has changed my life. By nature, I'm not an easy-going person. I'm very driven and ambitious and by nature, it's been a blessing and a curse as it's helped me in areas of my life but failed me in relationships and friendships. This book was a life-changer. Granted, I've read other books which talk about the same principles in this book, ie. The Bible, "How To Win Friends and Influence People". But this book is different. There are a few books which have dynamically changed my life. Namely, "Think and Grow Rich", "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" and I would list this book among them. It's the one book which contrasts with everything I've been programmed to know about life. Namely, this book teaches you to chill out. I find that after I've read this book, I am more understanding of things and I don't pout as much as I used to. I won't say that this book made me a better...Read more