I do worry, sometimes. When I lie in bed at night and should rather sleep, than think.
Usually, I am not in for these kind of "how fix XYZ in your life" books. A few people on hackernews rated this 5 stars however, so I gave it a go.
The book is surprisingly old (to me, at least. First edition in 1948). Still, it reads as a collection of... Buzzfeed articles? Everything is "X steps to solve this and that" and "this easy trick solved Peter's worry issues".
It's an easy read. I've come out with mixed feelings.
Pro: Some actual applicable advice. And a lot of stories of people who've had it way worse.
Con: This is clearly not a scientific approach. The presented methods are anecdotal and rarely based on studies. Sometimes it's just "the person decided not to worry anymore and they lived happily ever after". Also: Too much Christian stuff for my taste. To get rid of your worry, just... trust in God and "pray"? Meh.
As a book, this sits right in the middle of 2 and 3 stars. Despite its downsides, it still gave me a useful perspective on the topic, so I went for the 3 stars.
I do worry, sometimes. When I lie in bed at night and should rather sleep, than think.
Usually, I am not in for these kind of "how fix XYZ in your life" books. A few people on hackernews rated this 5 stars however, so I gave it a go.
The book is surprisingly old (to me, at least. First edition in 1948). Still, it reads as a collection of... Buzzfeed articles? Everything is "X steps to solve this and that" and "this easy trick solved Peter's worry issues".
It's an easy read. I've come out with mixed feelings.
Pro: Some actual applicable advice. And a lot of stories of people who've had it way worse.
Con: This is clearly not a scientific approach. The presented methods are anecdotal and rarely based on studies. Sometimes it's just "the person decided not to worry anymore and they lived happily ever after". Also: Too much Christian stuff for my taste. To get rid of your worry, just... trust in God and "pray"? Meh.
As a book, this sits right in the middle of 2 and 3 stars. Despite its downsides, it still gave me a useful perspective on the topic, so I went for the 3 stars.