If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lowering expectations can lead to pleasant surprises and satisfaction.
- In plain terms
- If you don't expect anything, you will be pleasantly surprised.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep expectations low to enjoy surprises.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What expectations do you hold tightly?
- How do expectations affect your happiness?
Another view
High expectations can drive performance and achievement.
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