You know why I hated it? Because IT'S ALL COMMON SENSE, and I paid money to read what I already know and tell other people.

Missed out on my opportunity to make money writing it myself I guess.

العديد من استراتيجيات الكاتب مقتبسة من دينا الاسلامي وهذا إن دل فإنه يدل على روعة هذا الدين وأنه مناسب لكل زمان ومكان حتى الكفار يؤلفون كتبهم نقلا من مفاهيم الاسلام فايننا منه!!??
1.الكثيرون يستنفذون قدرا ضخما من طاقاتهم في القلق بشأن صغائر الأمور حتى أنهم يبتعدون عن سحر وجمال الحياة.
2.عندما تلتزم بالعمل على تحقيق هذا الهدف فسوف تجد أن لديك طاقه أكبر بكثير كي تصبح إنسانا أكثر رقه وعطفا.
3.كلما انغمست في تفاصيل ما يضايقك كلما ازداد شعورك سوءا.
4.الشفقه تنمي شعورنا بالعرفان بالجميل- وبالمثال يتضح المقال اذا كنت مريضا فانظر لمن هو اشد منك مرضا واذا كنت فقيرا فانظر لمن هو اشد منك فقرا وهكذا.
5.قبل أن تبدأ في الحديث مع الأخرين يجب أن تتحلى بالصبر وأن تنتظر حتى يفرغ الغير من الحديث.
6.يجب على الشخص ان يعطي من أجل العطاء لا ان يحصل على شئ في مقابله وهذا ما تفعله عندما لا تفصح عن عطفك للآخرين.
7.ان هناك شيئا سحريا يقع لروح الانسان حيث يتملكك شعور بالطمأنينة عندما تكف عن الأحتياج لكل الإنتباه الذي تحاط به تاركا بدلا عن ذلك الشعور بالمجد للاخرين.
8.يجب ان تتخيل ان من حولك أفضل منك بدرجات المعرفة والإستنارة وان جميع من سيقابلونك سيعلمونك شيئا.
9.يتوقف قدر ما تملك من صبر بدرجة كبيرة على هدفك.
10.لا داعي للقلق إذا لم تحقق كل ما تصبوا إليه ولكنك عندما تتمتع بذهن صاف وهادئ وعندما يكون مستوى توت��ك منخفضا فإنك ستكون أكثر نشاطا وتستمتع اكثر بأداء واجبك.
11.خصص لحظات كل يوم للتفكير في شخص يستحق منك توجيه الشكر إليه- وهذا مصداقا للحديث الشريف من لايشكر الناس لايشكر الله.
12. هل فكرت في مدى التأثير الذي يمكن أن يتركه تبسمنا في وجه الغرباء والترحيب بهم.
13.إن المزاج المتعكر لايعد الوقت المناسب لتحليل حياتك وفعلك لذلك بمثابة انتحار عاطفي.
14.الإستماع الفعال ليس مجرد عدم مقاطعة الأخرين بل هو أن تستمع برضا للأخرين.
15.مارس أعمال الخير دون مقابل والأعمال الجميله دون من.

New year new me

Ever felt like the whole world has turned its back on you? Lost your job, got buried in debt, drifted away from your loved-ones?


Haven't we all?


Each of us go through trying times in our lives. I cannot remember a single person who can claim that he/she has never gone though tough times in his/her life. The problems that we face vary from one individual to another and the gravity of such depends on our varying priorities in life.


The past few months have been very challenging from me. A roller coaster ride of emotions I had to survive. Planning our wedding, adjusting to married life, managing our family finances, quitting my job... the list can be endless... There were several times when I feel like tearing all my hair out of frustration (Thank God I didn't!).


I believe there is no fool-proof formula to solving all of our problems. We cannot control the issues that come up, when they could come up, and when they would go away... There is only one thing that we can control - our ATTITUDE.


I borrowed a copy of this little book DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF by Richard Carlson from our HR Officer. I turned out that she doesn't own the book (Hehe!) and the book actually belongs to another one of our colleagues. I had to trade-in one of my own books for the meantime so that I can proceed with kidnapping the said book (Bwahaha!)


DON'T SWEAT contains 100 short essays on how we can handle the challenges that come to our lives. It is about having the right attitude which will eventually clear up our minds on formulating action plans to solve our problems in life. It tells about how to deal with the usual "downs" in our days.


I read the book one-essay-a-day. It sticks better that way. It's not the kind of book which you finish in one sitting. For the past 63 days of life, this has been my daily food for thought... my daily dose of relax-and-enjoy-life vitamins.

Buku ini asyik karena apa yang dibahas dekat dengan keseharian dan dijelaskan dalam bab yang pendek. Namun, karena disajikan dengan bab yang sangat pendek, beberapa hal malah cenderung seperti pengulangan. Menurutku alangkah bagusnya pembahasan yang mirip dirangkum dalam bab yang sama dan diberi judul bab yang mewakili isinya.

Overall, buku ini bagus sebagai pengingat kita bahwa kita bisa menikmati hidup dan berbahagia, namun justru kita sendirilah yang membuat masalah kecil menjadi besar.

I was shocked at how wonderful this book is. I expected it to be really hokey and lame, but it was genuinely very helpful. I have incorporated many of the ideas into my daily life and they help me keep my anxiety under control. I'm pretty baffled that its so insanely mindful and helpful. A++.

Read this book years ago and enjoyed jt, but ended up gifting my copy to a friend. Rereading it now in my 20s, it speaks to my SOUL. It is gentle, yet direct. It gives so many ideas and makes things seem so simple. Like therapy in a short book. I kept thinking there was no way he could cover anything else helpful or relevant, and then boom. Going into 2024 with this encouragement and liberating energy I got from this book. I’d recommend to anyone!

“We come up with elaborate and sophisticated rationales to justify our actions, and end up spending most of our time and energy doing things that aren’t all that important. We argue for our limitations, and they become our limitations.”

Reading the lower rated reviews, I notice most people seem to feel that it doesn’t give you enough ideas of how to implement the practices, it’s more just giving a list of ideas. If you read it expecting answers to each and every scenario in your life, you’ll be disappointed. It’s a “self help” book in the sense that it gives the philosophy in small bits, and the through small scenarios the author shares how he has used it in his own life. It’s more like a breath of fresh air, encouragement to be a little more self reflective and to be kinder to yourself while in the process of making changes and trying to function. It’s not going to just give you exactly what you need, I think very few books could do that for every person. But I do think that if you go into it with an open mind it really is helpful.

Simply a must read for anyone. Brilliant advice and guidance to problems that all of us face and cause ourselves. I’ve never gone “that’s so true” so much in all my life. I will treasure this little book and dive back in when I feel myself slipping in life. Like the book says “treasure yourself” and I have a much better perspective on so much due too this book. Plus lots of practises I am going to put in place.

Thank you Richard Carson

Changed my perspective on small daily annoyances. Good reminder to take it easy and stay levelheaded.

كعادة أغلب كتب التنمية الذاتية ،تهدف إلى التجارة وتسويق الأحلام وكأن الناس يملكون قوة عجيبة لتغيير ذواتهم بكل سهولة . بعض الأفكار بديهية وبعضها مملة .
أعجبتني فكرة :
- أخبر كل يوم شخصا واحداً عن شيء تحبه أو يعجبك أو تقدره في شخصه .
وبدأت هذا الصباح فعلاً.
فكرة جيدة.

First half of the audiobook made some points that made me think and start practicing them in my life but the second part seemed really basic and unoriginal.

In this book, I found a lot of valuable insights into enhancing emotional resilience, emotional stability, and kindness in general. Although some ideas (strategies) might seem a little banal, it’s still good to review them from time to time, from different perspectives and put in different ways.

Some thoughts that I liked:

“Know that when the postal clerk is moving slowly, he is probably having a bad day, or perhaps all of his days are bad.”

“Underneath even the most annoying behaviour is a frustrated person who is crying out for compassion.”

“The next time you're feeling bad, rather than fight it, try to relax. See if, instead of panicking, you can be graceful and calm.”

“The root of being uptight is our unwillingness to accept life as being different, in any way, from our expectations.”