How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Clear Your Desk of All Papers Except Those Relating
to the Immediate Problem at Hand.

Do Things in the Order of Their Importance.

“As far back as I can remember, I have got up at five o’clock in the morning because I can think better then than any other time—I can think better then and plan my day, plan to do things in the order of their importance.”

When You Face a Problem, Solve It Then and There if
You Have the Facts Necessary to Make a Decision.
Don’t Keep Putting off Decisions.

Many a businessman is driving himself to a premature grave because he has never learned to delegate responsibility to others, insists on doing everything himself.

Many a businessman is driving himself to a premature grave because he has never learned to delegate responsibility to others, insists on doing everything himself. Result: details and confusion overwhelm him. He is driven by a sense of hurry, worry, anxiety, and tension.

your emotional attitude usually has far more to do with producing fatigue than has physical exertion.

“Boredom is the only real cause of diminution of work.”

remember the day last week when you were constantly interrupted. No letters answered. Appointments broken. Trouble here and there. Everything went wrong that day. You accomplished nothing whatever, yet you went home exhausted—and with a splitting head.

our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment.

Where your interests are, there is your energy also.

William James counseled us to act “as if” we were brave, and we would be brave; and to act “as if” we were happy, and we would be happy, and so on.

Act “as if” you were interested in your job, and that bit of acting will tend to make your interest real. It will also tend to decrease your fatigue, your tensions, and your worries.

Since you have to do it-why not have a good time doing it?

By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage

By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage and happiness, thoughts of power and peace.

you spend about one half of your waking hours at your work, and if you don’t find happiness in your work, you may never find it anywhere.

Keep reminding yourself that getting interested in your job will take your mind off your worries, and, in the long run, will probably bring promotion and increased pay. Even if it doesn’t do that, it will reduce fatigue to a minimum and help you enjoy your hours of leisure.

Go to bed at night, and if you can’t fall asleep, forget all about it. Just say to yourself: “I don’t care a hang if I don’t go to sleep. It’s all right with me if I lie awake till morning.” Keep your eyes closed and say: “As long as I just lie still and don’t worry about it, I’ll be getting rest, anyway.”

The first requisite for a good night’s sleep is a feeling of security.