Book · 1936 · Success
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
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I really recommend it to people if they feel like they suffer from anxiety or chronic worry; it's a very practical book.
Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2022 Listen at 1:07:37 What they say about it
- Advocates for worry time“advocates for something called worry time”2
- Discussed as a lesser known book“lesser known book”2
The best things said about it
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, that's a Dale Carnegie book that is fantastic. I could not recommend it more.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2020 There's also a book with a very clear but somewhat cheesy sounding title, which is How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie, which I've also found to be very helpful.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2019 One of the most important things that he used as a tactic was to have worry time.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · May 2026 Dale Kanigi wrote a lesserk known second book that's called uh how to stop worrying and start living. And in it, he advocates for something called worry time.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Nov 2025 And he has a lesser known book that is still sold millions of copies called how to stop worrying and start living which includes a lot of stoic is tenant M and is very.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Jan 2024 I've read that book multiple times.
Derek Sivers The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2023 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie is a practical self-help guide offering actionable strategies to overcome chronic worry and anxiety. Tim Ferriss repeatedly recommended the book across multiple episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show, describing it as an exceptionally practical tool for managing anxiety and changing how one responds to psychological stress, even after initially noting its somewhat cheesy title. Chris Williamson mentioned the book on Modern Wisdom while discussing the specific tactic of scheduled worry time with guests like Jefferson Fisher and members of the band I Prevail, drawing parallels to their own routines. Shaan Puri brought up the book on My First Million to share an embarrassing personal story from his youth about moving to San Francisco and how a quote from Carnegie's work inspired him to take action. Tim Ferriss also referenced the book on a later Q&A episode of his podcast, using its principles to illustrate how gathering initial information is often the crucial first step in addressing major business challenges.
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Tim Ferriss i really recommend it to people if they feel like they suffer from anxiety or chronic worry it's a very pra… 5
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“And this actually makes me think of Dale Carnegie and how to stop worrying and start living. Often step number one is more information.”
Recommended
“i really recommend it to people if they feel like they suffer from anxiety or chronic worry it's a very practical book”
Recommended
“But the book is an old one, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie. Pretty sure I'm getting the title right. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie.”
Recommended
“somebody suggested or they just mentioned how to stop worrying and start living that's a dale carnegie book that is [ __ ] fantastic i could not recommend it more”
Recommended
“there's also a book with a very clear but somewhat cheesy sounding title which is how to stop worrying and start living by Dale Carnegie which I've also found to be very helpful”
Chris Williamson Dale Kanigi wrote a lesserk known second book that's called uh how to stop worrying and start living. And i… 2
Discussed
“There's a book that my housemate was reading, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. And uh Steven CVY um and one of his lesserknowns in How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, he says one of the most important things that he used as a tactic was to have worry time.”
Discussed
“Dale Kanigi wrote a lesserk known second book that's called uh how to stop worrying and start living. And in it, he advocates for something called worry time.”
Derek Sivers I suspect — I found out years later that the Dale Carnegie book called How to Stop Worrying and Start Livin… 1
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“I suspect — I found out years later that the Dale Carnegie book called How to Stop Worrying and Start Living... Tim Ferriss: Just as a side note, I’ve read that book multiple times.”
Richard Wiseman i i got into psychology partly through the magic but also partly through dale carnegie how to win friends a… 1
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“i i got into psychology partly through the magic but also partly through dale carnegie how to win friends and influence people and how to stop worrying and start living”
Ryan Holiday and he has a lesser known book that is still sold millions of copies called how to stop worrying and start… 1
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“and he has a lesser known book that is still sold millions of copies called how to stop worrying and start living which includes a lot of stoic is tenant M and is very”
Shaan Puri Now, if you guys want a a really embarrassing story, when I was younger and it involves moving to San Franc… 1
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“Now, if you guys want a a really embarrassing story, when I was younger and it involves moving to San Francisco still from from Tennessee, I read this book by Dale Carnegie. It was called How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.”
