Happy Life (A sequel to the world's best-selling book "How to Win Friends and Influence People")

Author: Dale Carnegie
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: 7 Rules for Cultivating a Joyful Mindset: With a joyful thought and behavior, you can feel joy. Never try to take revenge on your enemies, or you will deeply hurt yourself. Don’t be unhappy because others are ungrateful—realize that it’s only a natural occurrence. Count your blessings rather than dwell on your worries. Don’t imitate others. Rediscover yourself and stay true to your nature. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Be interested in others and forget yourself. Do one good thing every day that brings a smile to someone else’s face. 3 Ways Not to Let Criticism Make You Unhappy: Unfair criticism is often a disguised flattery. Remember, no one will kick a dead dog. Fold up your broken umbrella to avoid letting the rain from others’ criticism flow down your neck. Keep a record of your own foolish deeds and criticize yourself.
This is one of Dale Carnegie’s most influential books, a sequel to his masterpiece How to Win Friends and Influence People. The difference is that How to Win Friends and Influence People primarily teaches people basic principles for overcoming worry, while How to Enjoy Life focuses more on guiding people on how to achieve happiness. In this book, Carnegie explains that eliminating wrong thoughts and behaviors and infusing the mind with joy is even more important than cutting out tumors and sores from the body. The first three parts of the book discuss how to "cultivate a joyful mindset," "not let others' criticism make you unhappy," and "take control of your work and money." The fourth part features dozens of famous people sharing their personal experiences of how they achieved happiness. In short, this is a book that guides people on the path to a joyful life.