Lower Expectations: Predict vs. Accept Standards

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]An expectation is literally a prediction of the future. Like if I leave for the airport during rush hour, how long should I expect it to take to reach the airport, right? So an expectation is literally your brain's capacity to make a prediction about the future. A standard is a completely different thing. This is sort of the minimum or midpoint of what you will accept. A standard is what is good enough, right?

[00:00:24]So if I am hiring, let's say, a maid to clean my house once a month, what is the standard that I'm willing to accept?

[00:00:32]Okay, so one is about what I'm willing to accept and one is about what I predict. And the issue with expectations is first of all, I think it is a good idea to lower them and then people are also wondering how, so we're going to talk about that.