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The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck: Mark Manson

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Are Your Expectations a Potential Curse of Happiness?

Expectations are dangerous because, you know, is like old equation, words like happiness equals reality est expectations. So if you have these huge, unreasonable expectations for yourself, you're always going to be disappointed. But then it's a double edged sword, because if you have like tiny expectations for yourself,. then you're not going to try to do anything. There there's this weird balance where, i mean, i prefer kind of, like more the buddhist take, which jus, like, just don't expect anything. Likes that possible? No, but, but it's kind of like honesty, right? You never completely get there, but you should still try.

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