The Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasuries Richard Carlson, Ph.D.The Don't Sweat the Small Stuff phenomenon continues with a series of mini books perfect for gift-giving. Each treasury targets a specific audience and contains a wealth of wisdom on making life a little bit easier and more stress-free; specially selected from the books in Richard Carlson's bestselling series.
Richard Carlson was an American author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker. His book, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all Small Stuff (1997), was USA Today's bestselling book for two consecutive years and spent over 101 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. It was published in 135 countries and translated into Latvian, Polish, Icelandic, Serbian and 26 other languages. Carlson went on to write 20 books.
This book would be useful for someone who hadn't read any of the previous and longer books in the series. Anyone who is familiar with the other books will recognize a lot of repetition in this volume. Much of the advice didn't seem very specific or insightful for motherhood. Carlson would have done better to call this book a "Special Selection for Parents" as most of the stories in here are from his perspective as a father.
I liked this book. It an easy read (except for the unbelievably tiny print :). It offered gentle reminders of what is truly important in life, and simple ways to balance the demands of motherhood with life in general. I will definitely read this multiple times.