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Have Fewer Expectations
Expectations can lead to disappointment if things don't go the way
you want them to. In this way, expectations can be extremely
damaging to your happiness and put your happiness on hold.
Not to say that you shouldn’t have expectations. It’s just that you
should have fewer expectations if you want to be happy.
That said, having realistic expectations lets you accept the flaws in
people. But having unrealistic expectations will most often lead to
disappointment.
You may have expectations from others as well as yourself. For
instance, you may expect that when you work out and eat right,
you’ll get that perfect body. Or when you put in the extra hours,
you’ll get that promotion.
But when things don’t pan out as you expected, you become
frustrated, disappointed and angry with yourself and others.
Having fewer expectations lets you accept reality as it is. It also
teaches you that your life can still be good without so many
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