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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series) Paperback – October 18, 2000
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Form, maintain, and repair meaningful romantic relationships and feel like newlyweds every day with this simple, stress-free approach to love.
He's helped 12 million people reduce the stress at home and at work with the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. With this companion book, Richard Carlson partnered with Kristine, his wife of fourteen years, to create an easy, stress-free way to enhance personal relationships.
While depression, heartache, and anger are associated with love relationships, stress is rarely identified as a problem. Yet stress is often a factor in failing relationships. In these one hundred brief, beautifully written essays, the authors show readers how not to overreact to a loved one's criticism, how to appreciate your spouse in new ways, how to get past old angers, and many other ways to improve and increase the joy and pleasure that can and should be part of any relationship.
Richard and Kristine Carlson illustrate key strategies for creating a lasting connection, including:
- Don't come home frazzled
- Don't sweat the occasional criticism
- Become a world-class listener
- Look out for each other
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 18, 2000
- Grade level8 and up
- Reading age13 years and up
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.72 x 6.5 inches
- ISBN-100786884207
- ISBN-13978-0786884209
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"Over a decade of positive psychology research seems to validate what we learned twenty years ago from Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. . . . These wonderful books help break down and simplify how to achieve that happiness."
―ShawnAchor, bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage
"After almost two decades since the original release of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson's insights on the meaning of life continue to be timeless. The book teaches us to focus on the 'now' and find balance by living through contentment."―Deepak Chopra
"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff has the power to change our individual and collective lives. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Richard Carlson and his beloved wife Kristine for their wisdom and compassion in bringing transformational practices and perspectives to millions of readers."―ShaunaShapiro, author of The Art and Science of Mindfulness
"Richard Carlson caused a revolution in all our thinking with his Don't Sweat the Small Stuff books. He was like a Zen master in disguise, taking almost an aw-shucks attitude toward shifting the culture."―MarianneWilliamson, New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love
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- Publisher : Hyperion - Acquired Assets; First Edition (October 18, 2000)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0786884207
- ISBN-13 : 978-0786884209
- Reading age : 13 years and up
- Grade level : 8 and up
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.72 x 6.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #106,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #424 in Stress Management Self-Help
- #729 in Love & Romance (Books)
- #1,537 in Happiness Self-Help
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During his life, Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was considered one of the foremost experts in happiness and stress reduction in the United States and around the world and was a frequent featured guest on such shows as Oprah, The Today Show, The View, NNC, CNN, Fox, PBS and over 2000 other shows.Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff continued to be a publishing phenomenon with over 20 titles in the brand franchise, two of which were co-authored and authored with his beloved wife, Kris. He died of a pulmonary embolism in December 2006, at the age of forty-five.
The words “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” have become a part of American Culture thanks to Richard Carlson’s book that became a runaway best-seller and made publishing history as the #1 best-selling book in the United States for two consecutive years.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller list and is still considered one of the fastest selling books of all time and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

Kristine Carlson is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and leader in the field of transformation. After collaborating with her late husband Dr. Richard Carlson to create a publishing industry phenomenon with the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series—selling more than 25 million copies worldwide—today, Kris is emerging as a profound teacher in the areas that matter most to the human heart: how to heal and how to love.
Kris has captivated readers around the world with her previous six books, which includes Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Love; Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Women; Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Moms; An Hour to Live, An Hour to Love: The True Story of the Best Gift Ever; and Heartbroken-Open: A Memoir Through Loss to Self Discovery. In her forthcoming book, From Heartbreak to Wholeness: The Hero’s Journey to Joy, she offers a process for healing that goes beyond common prescriptions for getting through the pain of heartbreak of all kinds. She takes readers by the hand, giving them a life-altering map for navigating the journey from loss to joy—one that can awaken them to a deep love affair with life.
Kris’s acclaimed live events currently include the “What Now? Retreat” along the Northern California coast (along with the “What Now?” online program) and the “Women’s Wisdom and Yoga Retreat” in Umbria, Italy. As a sought-after speaker, Kris is known for her authenticity, vulnerability, and humor, leaving her audiences moved, inspired, and optimistic about the future. She has been featured on national radio and television, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, The View, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Kris has served on the Board of Directors and the Global Leadership Council for Challenge Day, and she’s a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders (ATL). She was honored to join the Go Red for Women campaign for the American Heart Association in 2012 as their keynote speaker. In 2010 she was honored with the Kennedy Laureate Award by John F. Kennedy University, an acknowledgment also given to Alice Waters and Dr. Sanjay Gupta for their work in the area of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, Live the Big Stuff podcast and authors a blog at her website kristinecarlson.com. She is mom to two daughters and “Nana” to four grandchildren. She lives in California.
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My husband and I decided to decided to read the book with a highlighter in hand. First I read the book and marked the ideas I felt were important to me. Now he will read it and mark the sections he feels are important. Then we are going to work on various aspects of our relationship together. If you are experiencing any trouble in your marriage, this book will give you fast, easy solutions to changing your own outlook. By applying the principles, you will be amazed at how empowered you will feel when you take charge of your own destiny.This book is extremely well written and offers invaluable insights on how to grow and evolve as a human being. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is struggling or just wants a little extra boost in their marriage!
great book almost done will be ordering another edition soon
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Jedes Thema ist super auf den Punkt gebracht und mir fällt gerade kein Thema ein, was ich in dem Buch vermissen könnte... Empfehlung für ALLE!! :-) Auch für die Herren der Schöpfung Hilfe in Buchstabenform ;-)
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