How to Stop Worrying and Start LivingClassic · Self Help, Nonfiction, Psychology
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
1944 · 384 pages · Nonfiction
56
Classic
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 118K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1). 4.16★ from 118K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Readers70 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller68 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #5 of the 25 self-help and business books we rank
- #29 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #141 of the 520 classics we rank
- #365 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Practical, Thought-provoking
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