While this book was okay, it wasn't really what I expected. I was expecting to read a book that showed me ways to not "sweat the small stuff", but I really didn't get that out of it. My mother read a lot of self-help books when I was growing up and I do recall seeing this but never read it. There's really nothing new in this that isn't in all the other self-help books out there. There are really no ideas about how to help me manage stress, just basically that I needed to do it. The author gives some brief thoughts on different subjects, but, being honest, I'm a little disappointed that I spent the money on this book.