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Lessons in Happiness, Side Hustles, Self-Care, Productivity, Luck and Business - Season 3 Round Up

Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

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Happiness Is Greater Than or Equal to Events Minus Expectations

Happiness is equal to or greater than the perception of events minus your expectations. I expect that my daughter will smile all the time other than times where she needs to be more responsible. So, expectation is when someone fails an exam, they should not be very happy. Now, you put that in an equation and suddenly it becomes very clear.

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