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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living Quiz
How to Stop Worrying and Start LivingDale CarnegieWhy do you spend more energy worrying than the problem itself is worth, while the catastrophe you replayed all night usually never happens? Carnegie shows that worry isn't a personality trait but a mental habit, one you can unlearn like any other. The book offers concrete techniques, tested on real people's stories…
Question 1 of 5
In the evening you replay today's slip-ups and tomorrow's meetings. What would the book advise?
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Right answer: Handle today's tasks, then let the day go in the evening
Worry lives in yesterday and tomorrow. The book says to seal them off like a ship's compartments, handle the current day and let it go each evening.
Question 2 of 5
You're afraid you can't make rent and you lie awake at night. Where does the book say to start?
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Right answer: Picture the worst outcome and accept it as bearable
Worry gets in the way of clear thinking. First you accept the worst case as bearable, the fear loses its grip, and only then do you look for ways to avoid it.
Question 3 of 5
What does the book advise doing with a past mistake?
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Right answer: Go over it once, draw a lesson and close the topic
Going back to a mistake endlessly is as useless as forgetting it unexamined. The book advises looking at it honestly once, drawing a lesson and closing it.
Question 4 of 5
A wallet with a small sum went missing, and the upset lasts all day. Which technique from the book fits?
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Right answer: Estimate what the loss costs and don't worry beyond that
A small loss often eats up more nerves than it is worth. The book says to estimate its real price and not to pay more than that in worry.
Question 5 of 5
You've been called to a meeting with no topic, and all day you imagine the worst. What does the book advise?
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Right answer: Separate what you know for sure from your guesses
Worry feeds on guesswork. Once you separate facts from guesses, the real picture often turns out calmer than the one your imagination painted.
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