The Expectation Effect

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There are all these things that exist in the world that we kind of know about, or we sort of hear about, or your grandma told you about. Actually, I have a lot of science, more and more science, to help us understand what is this expectation effect. The thing that became most obvious for me as we researched and wrote this book was that humans are always, always trying to control things. We try to control what nursery school our kids get into so that they'll get into the right elementary school. Yet there's no clear promise that if your kid gets into the right nursery school, they're going to be happy. This is far from guaranteed.

What if the skills we need to thrive in uncertainty were ones we already had? That’s the case Jennifer Garvey Berger makes in her latest book, Unleash Your Complexity Genius: Growing Your Inner Capacity to Lead. When life is good, we make time to connect, engage, and create. But when it’s uncertain, stress gets in the way of these healthy behaviors. While we can’t always change life’s complexity, we can counter its effects by tapping into healthy features of our biology. These include our breath, laughter, and social connections. This is a book to read with your colleagues, your teams, or all by yourself. It’ll help you take the first steps toward responding to uncertainty in healthier and happier ways. Episode Links The Expectation Effect by David Robson Quit by Annie Duke Akasha and Vernice Jones and Carolyn Coughlin Changing on the Job by Jennifer Garvey Berger Good Arguments by Bo Seo The Team Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support the Podcast If you like the show, please rate and review it on iTunes or wherever you subscribe, and tell a friend or family member about the show. Subscribe Click here and then scroll down to see a sample of sites where you can subscribe.