"Do Sweat the Small Stuff"

After reading Do Sweat the Small Stuff by Mark Bittman, I have a little bit of a new perspective.  I have never been to a book signing but I can only imagine how traveling all over the world would be difficult to do.  On top of eating healthy and making sure that you get enough sleep so you can be well rested.  I do not travel often but I agree with how he feels sometimes.  It might not feel like a certain day of a week and I have my days messed up or I don’t want to be with anyone and just want to be alone and watch T.V. or read a book. 

I agree that difficult or general questions in front of a larger crowd can be harder and shorter to answer because you don’t want to take up too much time on one question and you might not want to offend anyone or take the question in a different direction than they were looking for.  If it is a smaller group or individually, the answers can be a little longer and more personal.  It shows they really do want to know more and be able to make improvements where they can. 

When he talks about concentrating on the smaller problems I agree because in order to get to the bigger problems we need to take one step at a time and even a small step is better than none at all.  Changing how people eat will not be an easy thing.  Especially when there are so many fast food places that people go to if they do not have time to cook when they get home.  We as individuals need to change how we are eating and to inform the people around us to cook at home more and buy food that is better for you.  I had a recent family health issue and when I went to the store to get food for my dad I had to pay more attention to what was in the food and not just get it because it says it’s better for you.  Even though it may seem healthy, there was a lot of food I didn't realize had so much sodium in it and I couldn't get it.  Changing how we eat definitely is a hard thing to do and will take time but if we continue to try our best and make small improvements along the way, we are heading in a better direction than when we started and if we did nothing at all.