You’re Unhappy Because You Have Expectations

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Without expectations, you’ll neither have sadness nor happiness. Expectations make you happy, and they make you sad.

For example, you crave a delicious breakfast sandwich from Wendy’s. So you drive over to buy this egg-and-sausage masterpiece. From there, one of two things will happen. Either that sandwich will meet your expectations, or (in most cases) it won’t.