How To Live 365 Days A Year

by John A. Schindler

One of the great self-help books of all time, How to Live 365 Days a Year has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into 13 languages. Author John A. Schindler, M.D. introduced the powerful concept of EII, or "emotionally induced illness," long before most physicians were aware of the connection between emotions and physical health. Our new edition of this 195556 New York Times bestseller, a classic of the genre, has updated health and nutrition information by a leading health and fitness expert. Dr. Schindler's original research explains how prolonged unhappiness sets off negative responses in the nervous and endocrine systems, producing symptoms of disease, and offers techniques for coping with EII. His landmark advice on positive lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition speaks volumes to today's self-aware readers. Topics include achieving emotional satisfaction, attaining sexual maturity, dealing with stress in the workplace, and meeting the challenge of the aging years. John A. Schindler, M.D. co-founded the distinguished Monroe Clinic in 1939, where he advanced his revolutionary theories on psychosomatic medicine. His 1949 radio broadcast, titled "How to Live a Hundred Years Happily," was so well received that transcripts of the show were printed and sold by the thousands. This led him to write the highly influential bestseller How to Live 365 Days a Year. Dr. Schindler died in 1957.

Genres: Self Help, Health, Personal Development, Nonfiction, Productivity, Psychology, Personal Growth

400 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

Reviews

[Bookosaurus (A book a day keeps reality away) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today, we all know about the power of optimism and positive emotions and how its affects our health. But back when this book was published in the mid-twentieth century, it was a novel idea. And the author, who happens to be a doctor, has gone into the physiology and chemistry of the human body to explain the effect of emotions on our health.

Each kind of emotion produces certain hormones in our body and when a certain emotion becomes a prolonged, permanent state of our being, the accompanying hormone creates an imbalance over a period of time, which we come to know of as 'disease'.

It was enlightening and interesting read for me. If the modern self-help and spiritual books are too much of mumbo-jumbo for you, you can try this book. It's written by a doctor and is deeply rooted in science.

[Danni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really old. I loved it. It talks about how to keep from being sick all the time by changing the way you think about life. It discusses how most people in hospital beds have brought it upon themselves by being too anxious or worried. It also talks about the basic needs of people.
I found it interesting. Just as a point. As I was reading it my neck and shoulders didn't get tense or hurt because I was practicing what was in the book.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to be happy and have a fulfilling life, you have to grow up physically AND mentally. This book tells you how handle your emotions (before they handle you!) in a sensible way. Schindler teaches you that life can be wonderful if you allow it to be!

[Joe Noto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I thought this book would be. The main point of this book is that 80% of adult illnesses are due to emotions. Most of us are emotionally immature and therefore, we don't know how to respond to problems that adults face, so our emotions takeover and cause destructive issues in our bodies via prolonged and extreme muscle tightening, stomach tensing, nerve firing, headaches, anxiety, depression, etc. Doctors never diagnose this for several reasons, but the main one is that it isn't what patients want to hear. They want to hear that they have a medical illness, and it can be treated with this pill.

I thought this was going to be suggestions on things to do to be happier, but I was pleasantly surprised! Of course, this is pretty much the second half of the book, but it is more geared towards how to achieve emotional stasis, which would then lead to happiness.

I got a lot out of this. The mind is very powerful, and if you allow your emotions to weigh you down over a long period of time, you could be causing serious damage to yourself. You need to rewire your brain by changing your perspective and produce positive thoughts and emotions....and this book gives you actionable items on how to do that.

The only gripe I had was that the author tends to let his own emotions shine through his writing with some negative attacks on things people may do...like politicians acting like children. It makes him sound a little less professional, but perhaps he was trying to be more relatable to the common reader. 4.3 out of 5.

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slightly out of date, but full of practical advice. "All you need is common sense" was my Father's favorite admonition. That is what this book is based on.

[LadyS · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book effortlessly savages the everyday excuses that I use when rationalizing the reasons why I am not living the best life I can live today. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, but today.

I appreciated the simple bluntness and the bare bones approach of the author to illustrate that I have today to live and have the same amount of time as everyone else alive today, to get things done. I am so glad that I am beginning this year 2019 with books that help me push through from common excuses that are holding me back from accomplishing more.

Am I doing the best with what I have? This is the question that I hope will live with me today.

this book is recommended to all who suffer from the burden of excuses and mental victimhood.

[May Ling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. I liked the example of how the sheep were stressed. Though cruel, it's a vivid example of what stressed does and how it acts on the psyche. Amazing that this book was written far before the movement in the US started toward managing stress.

[Julie Woodfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

An oldie, but still lots of relevant info nonetheless!

[Alli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is gold, pressed into pages and bound between bookboard. I genuinely enjoyed reading it, more than I generally enjoy nonfiction. It deserves a spot on the shelf next to other useful books like "How to Win Friends and Influence People."

Written by a small-town doctor in the 1950s, "How to Live 365 Days a Year" is charming, convincing, and explained with clear, short examples. I cringe and pull out the black nail polish when I'm told to "Think Positive!", but Schindler does it in a mild, logical way that makes me actually want to be positive. This book is great advice for how to be emotionally mature.

"The wise individual knows that life is one damned frustration after another if you allow yourself to be frustrated, but it is also one satisfaction after another if you are determined to be satisfied."

"Letting people get in your hair is far, far worse than getting bats in it. There are many more people than bats."

"...once you learn the trick of striding along, eyes calm with equanimity; head up with determination; chest out with courage; a pleasant word for fellow travelers, and resignation on meeting rocky rough roads, your years will beg repetition, and your living will be a fascinating enterprise that you would welcome for a hundred years."

[Brian Steck · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is largely psychological, but has some obvious and truthful points about the connection between emotions and illness. The author laid it out to be easily skimmed, with chapter summaries that, if read alone like I did, give a satisfactory perspective of the meat of the book. For points that need clarification, I just dove back into the chapter for details, but found the summaries to be sufficient to understand the meta narrative of the book. It also reviews the entire books thesis in the final chapter. Worth at least a review for every human concerned about the impact of emotions on health and what you can do about it.

[Linn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually love this book and will try to read small bits from it now and again. It’s full of reminders of how the body and the mind are interconnected and how you can help yourself in times of pain and despair. Could do with an updated, edited version. The old fashioned language regarding genders, sexuality and gender stereotypes gets a bit in the way of the lessons available to learn.

[Arturo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sobre el sexo: "lo mejor que podemos hacer en pro de la juventud, es movilizar unos cuantos factores que le ayuden a esperar al matrimonio" pag. 243

Sobre las emociones: si tienes una mala emoción suprimela.

Pésimo consejo. Con una buena idea de como funcionan las emociones en general.

[Rajendar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Sanjay Kankaria]

I particularly liked the chapter " How to achieve emotional Stasis in the family"

[Odongo Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Looks like a good book. Really eager to read

[Ayleen V · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5)
Muchas enfermedades nacen de nuestras emociones, por lo que es preciso estar atentos, y madurar. En pos de tener una vida mejor, más saludable.

[Lily Kimani · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a book that's changed my thinking

[Phillip Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Originally published in the pre-biotech era of the mid-1950s, this book has sold more than a million copies. The author introduces readers to EII or emotionally induced illness, making the connection between negative emotions and physical health long before his peers. The condition, in which an elevated stress level manifests itself in the nervous and endocrine system, results in symptoms that mimic disease.

[Bernardo Llaguno · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must for anyone interested in having a better understanding of life and happiness. It explains many reasons why people get frustrated and have health problems during the course of life. It was a great legacy that my Grandfather left for all of his grandchildren and hopefully they all read such an important book!

[Sean Hall · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely dated material used for story examples, but the overall concept carries through today regarding your emotions and physical health. You can skip to the end of each chapter and read the summaries.

[Tamster Hawk]

Recommended to me by Marie Taylor
Especially found helpful his other book, now out of print, A Woman's Guide to Better Living 52 Weeks a Year

[Darsha18]

very conservative thinking.

[Sai Raj · Rating 4 out of 5]

felt good reading it

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for focusing on a positive mental attitude.