“Your expectations shape your reality. They can change your life, emotionally and physically. You need to be extra careful about (and aware of) the expectations you harbor as the wrong ones make life unnecessarily difficult.”
Most unhappy people are unhappy for the same reason — they have faulty expectations.
Quartz breaks down eight expectations that lead to unhappiness including that everyone should like you, that opportunities will fall into your lap, that people know what you’re trying to say, and more.