NOTIONS Bruce Hetrick: Sweating the small stuff is worth the trouble
Bruce Hetrick has the week off.In his absence,this column, which appeared on July 2, 2001, is being reprinted. Two decades ago, Time magazine quoted a University of Nebraska cardiology professor on the ins and outs of coping with stress. “Rule No. 1 is, don’t sweat the small stuff,” said Dr. Robert S. Eliot. “Rule No. 2 is, it’s all small stuff.” (Another doctor, Richard Carlson, later converted this concept into a series of self-help books.) As a Type A, win-at-all-costs,…