Just A Thought:
Everything will be all right in the end. If it is not all right, it is not yet the end.
Paulo Coelho
A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you.
+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
+ Take care of your mind
+ Live below your means
+ Treat your job as if it matters
+ Take care of your relationships
Simple, but not easy.
Quote of the Week
🗨️Nothing is more precious than time,
yet nothing less valued.
Jean-Baptiste Massillon
The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations...
That is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high and you only allow yourself to be happy when things are exquisite, you’ll never be happy and grateful. The key here is keeping expectations realistic.
There's a term in chemistry called activation energy ↗ — the minimum amount of energy required to trigger a chemical reaction.
Keeping low expectations means keeping the activation energy of your happiness low.
With realistic expectations, even a moderate level of awe and achievement can trigger daily happiness because the hurdle of expectations is not too high.
A good way to do this is to focus on what feels right to you rather than on others' expectations.
Income, goals and possessions are prime examples.
A comfortable annual income might suddenly feel lacking when your peer or the next-door neighbour makes double your take-home salary.
Your good-enough car might seem less appealing after seeing your friend flaunting a more luxurious one on Instagram.
When we engage in this game of social comparison, we race to exceed high expectations based on the premise that “If they could, I could, too.”
This raises your happiness activation energy so high that you cannot enjoy achievements and experiences unless they are extraordinary.
Most daily experiences are not extraordinary. They're quite normal.
Keep happiness flowing in your life, even amid modest daily experiences, by keeping expectations at a realistic level.
It's a simple but utterly unused life hack.