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maddywadsworth's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
pilateschick's review against another edition
4.0
This has been my first small stuff book. It has made such a difference in how I view my workday. I liked it so much I'm ordering the daily affirmations book. I need constant reminders or I WILL sweat the small stuff.
forgottenwitch's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
This book tells you not to stress about things, and that’s about it. So I guess I’ll just magically not stress about things anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
wrentheblurry's review against another edition
3.0
Reading Level: Adult. Over a decade ago Richard Carlson wrote the original Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: And It’s All Small Stuff. This title was a huge bestseller, and spawned not only a number of spin-offs by Carlson, but at least one parody too. And now we have a version for teens. I found this in the library while I was looking for some other titles. I hadn’t planned on including it, but I took it home and read through it, and knew this needed to be in my collection.
The book is small and simply presented, with no charts, quizzes, or pictures. The book is divided into 100 short (no more than three pages) chapters. It offers down-to-earth advice, much of which seem like common sense (like Chapter 33, “Get Ready Early”), yet are often things that we take for granted, or just don’t think much about. Carlson presents the chapter title, explains it, and often includes a story from his own life or from a teenager that relates to the chapter. His basic philosophy is that people expend too much energy getting upset or frustrated by the little things in life that don’t go their way. In this version of his series, he focuses on the issues that are affecting teenagers, such as peer pressure, their future, and drama.
This book is as easy to read as the idea behind most of the chapters, and it can be read in any order. It’s a book that a teen could pick up, read for five minutes, put it back down, and still have gained something from it. It helps the reader to think about things in their life in a new way, and it gives them ideas on how to make useful changes. There is no backmatter in this title; at the end of Chapter 100, “Continue Your Journey”, Carlson (2000) merely states “Treasure the gift of life.” I am a fan of Carlson’s original title, and credit that book with greatly improving my driving skills, for one. I still think about some of the ideas from time to time, and reading through the teen edition made me yearn to have had such a book when I was a teenager.
The book is small and simply presented, with no charts, quizzes, or pictures. The book is divided into 100 short (no more than three pages) chapters. It offers down-to-earth advice, much of which seem like common sense (like Chapter 33, “Get Ready Early”), yet are often things that we take for granted, or just don’t think much about. Carlson presents the chapter title, explains it, and often includes a story from his own life or from a teenager that relates to the chapter. His basic philosophy is that people expend too much energy getting upset or frustrated by the little things in life that don’t go their way. In this version of his series, he focuses on the issues that are affecting teenagers, such as peer pressure, their future, and drama.
This book is as easy to read as the idea behind most of the chapters, and it can be read in any order. It’s a book that a teen could pick up, read for five minutes, put it back down, and still have gained something from it. It helps the reader to think about things in their life in a new way, and it gives them ideas on how to make useful changes. There is no backmatter in this title; at the end of Chapter 100, “Continue Your Journey”, Carlson (2000) merely states “Treasure the gift of life.” I am a fan of Carlson’s original title, and credit that book with greatly improving my driving skills, for one. I still think about some of the ideas from time to time, and reading through the teen edition made me yearn to have had such a book when I was a teenager.
reba_reads_books's review
1.0
Got to about the half way mark in this, around the third time the author mentioned how much he hates/judges punk rockers as an example to be less judgmental. Uh, doesn't sound like it's workin', buddy, if you're so worked up about it? I can't imagine what he thinks of farther leftist ideas if colored hair sends him into such a spiral. Not to mention this is the most redundant book I've ever read. He used the same Mother Theresa quote twice! Piss-poor editing is an understatement. I just skimmed the rest, confirming that he repeats entire sections, only slightly changing his wording to hound his readers about the same basic CBT therapy techniques that are Googleable for anyone with an Internet connection. If you have even the slightest bit of knowledge in the realm of mental health, don't bother with this. If you don't, Google CBT therapy instead of reading this book. I can't believe I tried to read it two times.
talkingscribe's review against another edition
2.0
Sorry to say, I am not going to finish re-reading this one. I found several portions of the book to sound trite, if not also condescending. Will be donating it so someone who'll appreciate its lessons can have it.
tt0rres's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great read to remind yourself of what's actually important and what is not!
lnklein's review against another edition
3.0
This was a slow read. Being 21 and not a teenager may have had something to do with it, but I expected more from this book to help me with my overpowering anxiety. What I actually found was a lot of life lessons I had already figured out my first year out of high school. I would recommend this book more so to someone who is around the age of 14.