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020			_a9781473672871
082			_a158.1 _bCAR
100			_aCarlson, Richard _990763
245			_aDon't sweat the small stuff and its all small stuff : simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life
260			_aLondon _bYellow Kite _c2017
300			_axv,207p.
505			_aContents Foreword by Robin Sharma xv Foreword by Kristine Carlson xvii Introduction 1 1. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff 5 2. Make Peace with Imperfection 7 3. Let Go 9f the Idea that Gentle, Relaxed People Can't Be Superachievers 9 4. Be Aware of the Snowball Effect of Your Thinking 11 5. Develop Your Compassion 13 6. Remind Yourself that When You Die, Your "In Basket" Won't Be Empty 15 7. Don't Interrupt Others or Finish Their Sentences 17 8. Do Something Nice for Someone Else-and Don't Tell Anyone About It 19 9. Let Others Have the Glory 21 10. Learn to Live in the Present Moment 23 11. Imagine that Everyone Is Enlightened Except You 25 12. Let Others Be "Right" Most of the Time27 13. Become More Patient 29 14. Create "Patience Practice Periods" 31 15. Be the First One to Act Loving or Reach Out 33 16. Ask Yourself the Question, "Will This Matter a Year from Now?" 35 17. Surrender to the Fact that Life Isn't Fair 37 18. Allow Yourself to Be Bored 39 19. Lower Your Tolerance to Stress 41 20. Once a Week, Write a Heartfelt Letter 43 21. Imagine Yourself at Your Own Funeral 45 22. Repeat to Yourself, "Life Isn't an Emergency" 47 23. Experiment with Your Back Burner 49 24. Spend a Moment Every Day Thinking of Someone to Thank 51 25. Smile at Strangers, Look into Their Eyes, and Say Hello 53 26. Set Aside Quiet Time, Every Day 55 27. Imagine the People in Your Life as Tiny Infants and as One-Hundred-Year-Old Adults 57 28. Seek First to Understand 59 29. Become a Better Listener 61 30. Choose Your Battles Wisely 63 31. Become Aware of Your Moods and Don't Allow Yourself to Be Fooled by the Low Ones 65 32. Life Is a Test. It Is Only a Test 67 33. Praise and Blame Are All the Same 69 34. Practice Random Acts of Kindness 71 35. Look Beyond Behavior 73 36. See the Innocence 75 37. Choose Being Kind over Being Right 77 38. Tell Three People (Today) How Much You Love Them 79 39. Practice Humility 81 40. When in Doubt about Whose Turn It Is to Take Out the Trash, Go Ahead and Take It Out 83 41. Avoid Weatherproofing 85 42. Spend a Moment, Every Day, Thinking of Someone to Love 87 43. Become an Anthropologist 89 44. Understand Separate Realities 91 45. Develop Your Own Helping Rituals 93 46. Every Day, Tell at Least On~ Person Something You Like, Admire, or Appreciate about Them 95 47. Argue for Your Limitations, and They're Yours 97 48. Remember that Everything Has God's Fingerprints on It 99 49. Resist the Urge to Criticize 101 50. Write Down Your Five Most Stubborn Positions and See if You Can Soften Them 103 51. Just for Fun, Agree with Criticism Directed Toward You (Then Watch It Go Away) 105 52. Search for the Grain of Truth in Other Opinions 107 53. See the Glass as Already Broken (and Everything Else Too) 109 54. Understand the Statement, "Wherever You Go, There You Are" 111 55. Breathe Before You Speak 113 56. Be Grateful when You're Feeling Good and Graceful when You're Feeling Bad 115 57. Become a Less Aggressive Driver 117 58. Relax 119 59. Adopt a Child Through the Mail 121 60. Turn Your Melodrama into a Mellow-Drama 123 61. Read Articles and Books with Entirely Different Points of View from Your Own and Try to Learn Something 125 62. Do One Thing at a Time 127 63. Count to Ten 129 64. Practice Being in the "Eye of the Storm" 131 65. Be Flexible with Changes in Your Plans 133 66. Think of What You Have Instead of What You Want 135 67. Practice Ignoring Your Negative Thoughts 137 68. Be Willing to Learn from Friends and Family 139 69. Be Happy Where You Are 141 70. Remember that You Become What You Practice Most 143 71. Quiet the Mind 145 72. Take Up Yoga 147 73. Make Service an Integral Part of Your Life 149 74. Do a Favor and Don't Ask For, or Expect, One in Return 151 75. Think of Your Problems as Potential Teachers 153 76. Get Comfortable Not Knowing 155 77. Acknowledge the Totality of Your Being 157 78. Cut Yourself Some Slack 159 79. Stop Blaming Others 161 80. Become an Early Riser 163 81. When Trying to Be Helpful, Focus on Little Things 165 82. Remember, One Hundred Years from Now, All New People 167 83. Lighten Up 169 84. Nurture a Plant 171 85. Transform Your Relationship to Your Problems 173 86. The Next Time You Find Yourself in an Argument, Rather-than Defend Your Position, See if You Can See the Other Point of View First 175 87. Redefine a "Meaningful Accomplishment" 177 88. Listen to Your Feelings (They Are Trying to Tell You Something) 179 89. If Someone Throws You the Ball, You Don't Have to Catch It 181 90. One More Passing Show 183 91. Fill Your Life with Love 185 92. Realize the Power of your Own Thoughts 187 93. Give Up on the Idea that "More Is Better" 189 94. Keep Asking Yourself, "What's Really Important?" 191 95. Trust Your Intuitive Heart 193 96. Be Open to "What Is" 195 97. Mind Your Own Business 197 98. Look for the Extraordinary in the Ordinary 199 99. Schedule Time for Your Inner Work 201 100. Live This Day as if It Were your Last. It Might Be! 203 Suggested Reading 205
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