Do you criticize?
thingsilearned: Strange when you get that realization isn't it?  How could we (and so many others) go so long not realizing that criticism usually has opposite effects?  Why do we continue to do so? I still don't know.Don't be hard on yourself that you haven't changed after just 6 days.  Making a major change to your personality takes some time.  I suggest re-reading the book every once in a while to keep the goal fresh in your thoughts.Also I recommend Erich Fromm's "The Art of Loving" which briefly discusses Carnegie's book and gives more of a "why" than a "how" on dealing with people.