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DONT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

by

RICHARD CARLSON, PhD

Dont sweat the small stuf

Simple ways to keep little things


from taking over your life

Change old habit of reaction


with new habits of perspective.
The greatest discovery of my
generation is that a human being can
alter his life by altering his attitude.
-WILLIAM JAMES
Dont sweat the small stuf

Make Peace
with
Imperfection

Become an
Anthropologist

Resist the Urge


to Criticize

Be a less
aggressive
driver

Lower Your
Tolerance to
Stress

to
BeSurrender
Flexible with
the Factinthat
Changes
Your
LifePlans
Isn't Fair

Redefine a
"Meaningful
Accomplishmen
t

Choose Being
Kind over Being
Right

Tell Three
People (Today)
How Much You
Love Them

Just for Fun,


Agree with
Criticism
Directed Toward

Let Others Be
"Right" Most of
the Time

Be Flexible with
Changes in Your
Plans

Dont sweat the small stuf

The act of focusing on


imperfection pulls us
away from our goal of
being kind and gentle

a disorganized closet, a
scratch on the car, or
someone else's
imperfections-the way
someone looks, behaves,
or lives their life

Make Peace with


Imperfection
The need for perfection
and the desire for inner
tranquility confict with
each other

Catch yourself when you


fall into your habit of
insisting that things
should be other than
they are.

Dont sweat the small stuf

Become an Anthropologist

Anthropology is a
science dealing with
man and his origins

Dont sweat the small stuf

being interested

Anthropologi
st

without judgment

in the way other


people choose to
live and behave
Dont sweat the small stuf

Criticism, like swearing, is


actually nothing more
than a bad habit.

It says nothing about that


person; it merely says
something about our own
need to be critical.

consider how much good all


that criticism actually does to
make our world a better place

Resist the Urge to


Criticize

Dont sweat the small stuf

You

Other
People

Criticis
m

Just for Fun, Agree with Criticism


Directed Toward You (Then Watch It Go
Away)
Reacting
Reacting to
to criticism
criticism never
never makes
makes the
the criticism
criticism go
go
away.
away. In
In fact,
fact, negative
negative reactions
reactions to
to criticism
criticism often
often
convince
convince the
the person
person doing
doing the
the criticizing
criticizing that
that they
they
are
are accurate
accurate in
in their
their assessment
assessment of
of you
you
Dont sweat the small stuf

Let Others Have the


Glory

It's a difficult habit to break, it's not only


enjoyable but actually peaceful to have the
quiet confidence to be able to surrender
your need for attention and instead share
in the joy of someone else's glory

Dont sweat the small stuf

Lower Your Tolerance to Stress


Toleranc
e

Toleranc
e

Dont sweat the small stuf

Summary
Patience
Stop being judgmental
People are created diferently
Be happy
Nobodys perfect
Live life now

Dont sweat the small stuf

Why I like this book


Straight forward explanation
Can be read many times not boring
Real life example
Author practiced what he preached
Pointed at small everyday situation we fail to

recognize or dont want to admit


Applicable to any situation, at all times

Dont sweat the small stuf

THANK YOU

Dont sweat the small stuf

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