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Expectations are like a debt that must be repaid before you get any joy out of what you're doing. That's true not just for Amazon, but for individuals. The hard thing is that every company and every employee wants to have what Amazon had in 2021. They want wealth and prestige and a good reputation.

The knee-jerk way to set expectations is to anchor to what everyone else has right now. But imagine the tragedy of there being unbelievable progress throughout your life and you enjoy none of it because you expected all of it.

This episode is all about expectations, and how the key to happiness in so many things in life is to aim low.