Comments on: Review: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/ How to Live Life to the Fullest - Personal Growth and Effectiveness Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: vaishali shadangule http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-159816 vaishali shadangule Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:10:51 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-159816 This book is very inspiring and encouraging. It can really help an individual in difficult circumstances and definitely this gives a certain way of living life. I also believe in the idea of positivism and it has helped me in solving some problems and to achieving few things. Whatever happens in our life we judge it by your past experience but we forget that life is not always the same. Even if the situation and event looks same you can change its experience by your attitude .depression is not an emotion, it’s a thought and if one can control his thought he can make his life easy. Controlling thoughts is not new to us because Indian culture has lot of methods and ways on this idea. Controlling mind is considered a first step on the path of spiritualism. Actually everything depends on your point of observation, from where you seeing the life if your point is correct then you will have a clear vision otherwise you will miss out the detail. And exactly on this point I want to contradict it. I think every individual has different parameters of defining life. Everybody has a different social structure, family, culture, religion and upbringing. So whenever they come across with a problem their references of solution come in those constrains and I don’t know naturally how much an individual learns from others experience. I think most of people learn from their own experience because they have their journey of learning’s. I would like to conclude it by saying “maano to moti nahi to boond”. thanks, vaishali shadangule This book is very inspiring and encouraging. It can really help an individual in difficult circumstances and definitely this gives a certain way of living life. I also believe in the idea of positivism and it has helped me in solving some problems and to achieving few things. Whatever happens in our life we judge it by your past experience but we forget that life is not always the same. Even if the situation and event looks same you can change its experience by your attitude .depression is not an emotion, it’s a thought and if one can control his thought he can make his life easy. Controlling thoughts is not new to us because Indian culture has lot of methods and ways on this idea. Controlling mind is considered a first step on the path of spiritualism. Actually everything depends on your point of observation, from where you seeing the life if your point is correct then you will have a clear vision otherwise you will miss out the detail. And exactly on this point I want to contradict it. I think every individual has different parameters of defining life. Everybody has a different social structure, family, culture, religion and upbringing. So whenever they come across with a problem their references of solution come in those constrains and I don’t know naturally how much an individual learns from others experience. I think most of people learn from their own experience because they have their journey of learning’s. I would like to conclude it by saying “maano to moti nahi to boond”.
thanks, vaishali shadangule

]]> By: Donald Latumahina http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-91126 Donald Latumahina Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:18:37 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-91126 Rigdha, Worry is a common problem for everyone, not just you :) The book is indeed very helpful to overcome worry. Rigdha,
Worry is a common problem for everyone, not just you :) The book is indeed very helpful to overcome worry.

]]> By: Rigdha http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90381 Rigdha Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:25:24 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-90381 Great review! I read the book a couple months ago and I found I completely agree with you. It's one of the best books on worrying and happiness. I used to be a chronic worrier..the book was almost like a turning point in my life! I'd recommend it to anyone who worries a lot (like me) :) Great review!

I read the book a couple months ago and I found I completely agree with you. It’s one of the best books on worrying and happiness. I used to be a chronic worrier..the book was almost like a turning point in my life!

I’d recommend it to anyone who worries a lot (like me) :)

]]> By: Donald Latumahina http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90184 Donald Latumahina Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:18:17 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-90184 Laurie, Yes, being contagious is an interesting characteristic of happiness. It may seem counterintuitive at first, but it's the truth. Laurie,
Yes, being contagious is an interesting characteristic of happiness. It may seem counterintuitive at first, but it’s the truth.

]]> By: Laurie | Express Yourself to Success http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-89365 Laurie | Express Yourself to Success Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:07:54 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-89365 Great overview of some important points. I hadn't considered how worry has affected my happiness, but as you point out, it does. Thanks for that. #18 - How to cure depression is great. Happiness is contagious and if you can make someone else happy, it'll come right back to you. Great overview of some important points. I hadn’t considered how worry has affected my happiness, but as you point out, it does. Thanks for that.

#18 – How to cure depression is great. Happiness is contagious and if you can make someone else happy, it’ll come right back to you.

]]> By: Donald Latumahina http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88968 Donald Latumahina Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:43:56 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-88968 Shanel, I agree that reading happiness quotes is helpful. In fact, I did just that when I wrote my Being Happy post :) I'm also a fan of Dale Carnegie. Ishani, Thanks! Stu, That's right. It's much easier to internalize something through stories. The book Made to Stick wrote that stories are "mental simulators". Shanel,
I agree that reading happiness quotes is helpful. In fact, I did just that when I wrote my Being Happy post :) I’m also a fan of Dale Carnegie.

Ishani,
Thanks!

Stu,
That’s right. It’s much easier to internalize something through stories. The book Made to Stick wrote that stories are “mental simulators”.

]]> By: Stu | Improved Lives http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88818 Stu | Improved Lives Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:41:58 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-88818 I think part 8 is one of the most important. People often don't realize how useful stories and biographies can be for inspiration. By looking at the amazing things that other people have accomplished, we realize that it's not impossible for us to do amazing things too. I think part 8 is one of the most important. People often don’t realize how useful stories and biographies can be for inspiration. By looking at the amazing things that other people have accomplished, we realize that it’s not impossible for us to do amazing things too.

]]> By: Ishani Mitra http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88795 Ishani Mitra Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:50:13 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-88795 This is really a motivating and inspirational read. This is really a motivating and inspirational read.

]]> By: Shanel Yang http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/30/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88746 Shanel Yang Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:09:10 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=407#comment-88746 Great review, Donald! I would like to add that it helps to read inspirational quotes about happiness from those who have gone before us, which is why I posted "200 Happiness Quotes" at http://shanelyang.com/2008/07/26/200-happiness-quotes/ As for Dale Carnegie, I'm a HUGE fan! I basically summarized his entire classic How to Win Friends and Influence People at http://shanelyang.com/2007/10/09/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/ Great review, Donald! I would like to add that it helps to read inspirational quotes about happiness from those who have gone before us, which is why I posted “200 Happiness Quotes” at http://shanelyang.com/2008/07/26/200-happiness-quotes/

As for Dale Carnegie, I’m a HUGE fan! I basically summarized his entire classic How to Win Friends and Influence People at http://shanelyang.com/2007/10/09/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/

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