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The Surprising Power of Low Expectations
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Parents are supposed to be a reliable source of timeless wisdom. So, you can imagine my surprise when my mom said this: Wait…what?
Starting in Kindergarten, we’re taught to “aim high” and “reach for the stars.” Now you’re telling me to “aim low”? It didn’t make sense.
So, like all children, I promptly ignored my mother’s advice and proceeded to do the opposite. It wasn’t until years later, that I discovered science agrees with my mom. In The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz, he identifies two buckets of people: “satisficers” and “maximizers.” Satisficers are people with low expectations.
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