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Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems – and What to Do about It,” by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon

Why you should read it: A hidden epidemic of small stressors has infiltrated both our work and personal lives — often to devastating effect. That’s the argument by business authors Cross and Dillon in this 2023 book. The good news is that once you begin to understand microstress and their effects, you can begin to fight back. Using new research, the authors explain the science of this phenomenon and share secrets of a small group of people who have managed to thrive at both work and in life.