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sweat the small stuff

To worry about petty issues or insignificant matters.

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  • The meanings of the words were put together in a sentence that is now a popular phrase. Sweat (to worry; something you do when you worry) + small stuff (little things or petty issues)
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The prefrontal cortex is the other character in those internal battles that go on in your life--the higher being who wishes you’d stop sweating the small stuff.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

Modified by TriplePurple on December 18, 2023

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