Most of the ideas were familiar to anyone who's taken stress-management classes, and many of them are just plain common sense. The overall theme was to be nice to others, take time for yourself, and accept what you cannot change. Reading the book, however, can allow the examples to serve as reminders or to reinforce good stress management practices.
Favorite chapters of the book club included: "Absorb the speed bumps of your day" (when you encounter a problem, slow down and determine the best way to get through it rather than trying to plow straight through), "Make allowances for incompetence" (the bell-shaped curve predicts that there will be always be a few people at the bottom, so don't be too shocked when you encounter one every now and then), "Avoid the phrase 'I have to go to work'" (would you say "I have to start my weekend now"?) and "Accept the fact that every once in awhile you're going to have a really bad day."
Although some of the topics are repetitive, the author has a well-organized writing style, making it easy to skim by just reading the first sentence of each paragraph. The author has several other similar books, and we wondered how much overlap there would be between them. However, this book is worth reading or recommending to your colleague who always seems stressed-out.