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Dale Carnegie shows how to ease worry in daily life. This self-help guide is for readers of all ages. It deals with stress at home and at work. He draws on the lives of thousands of his adult students. He pairs their stories with rules for use each day. His aim is to make old ideas into habits.

The book has eight parts. First, it looks at worry and its effects on health. Next, it shows how to study problems and choose what to do. This includes choices made in business. Part three looks at how to break the worry habit. It covers occupational therapy, which uses tasks as a form of care. It also shows how to stop dwelling on the past.

Next come seven ways to gain a calmer outlook. These cover how to forgive and feel thanks. They also cover being kind without reward and learning from setbacks. Carnegie looks at depression and the role of thought. He makes claims that link worry, illness, and getting well. One part looks at faith and prayer as sources of strength. Later parts deal with unfair criticism, or blame. They also show how to learn from fair criticism. Six ways to deal with fatigue, or tiredness, cover rest and work habits. They also cover boredom, lost sleep, and energy.

The last part brings together 31 accounts of coping with worry. Some tell of Benjamin Franklin, John D. Rockefeller, and J.C. Penney. Sibyl F. Partridge’s daily plan is also in the book. It aims to guide thought and action in helpful ways.

Carnegie was an early figure in self-help. He shares his own struggles, too. He grew up in rural Missouri. He spent an unhappy time in New York. Then he left truck sales to take up writing. Dana Dobre translated this edition of How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.