Does Anyone Else Realize Most Work Stress Ends Up Meaning Nothing?

I've been thinking about something lately. A few years ago, I was involved in a project at work that completely consumed my life for a few weeks. There were daily meetings, management escalations, endless emails, and everyone acted like it was the most important thing in the world. I remember losing sleep over it and genuinely worrying that if things went wrong it would somehow affect my career. The funny thing is, I can't even remember what the problem was anymore. I remember the stress. I remember checking emails late at night and feeling anxious every Sunday. But if you asked me today what the actual issue was, I honestly couldn't tell you. And that realization made me think about how many similar situations I've been through over the years. Every company seems to have these moments where everything is treated as an emergency. A deadline gets missed, a client gets upset, a project goes off track, and suddenly everyone is running around as if the future of the business depends on solving that one problem immediately. At the time it feels incredibly important. Looking back, most of those situations disappear without a trace. The project gets completed, people move on, teams change, and eventually nobody even remembers what happened. What I do remember is the stress. I remember skipping dinners with family because I was working late. I remember lying awake thinking about presentations, budgets, deadlines, and conversations with managers. I remember feeling guilty whenever I wasn't working because there was always something "urgent" waiting for me. The older I get, the more I wonder whether we've all accepted a level of work stress that doesn't make sense. I'm not saying work isn't important. It is. We all have responsibilities and most of us want to do a good job. But sometimes it feels like we're sacrificing our peace of mind for problems that won't matter six months from now, let alone five years from now. One of the most useful questions I've started asking myself is simple: "Will I even remember this in a year?" Most of the time the answer is probably no. Strangely enough, I've found that thought more comforting than depressing. I'm curious if anyone else has had the same realization. What's something that felt like a huge crisis at work at the time but ended up meaning absolutely nothing later?