Expectations. We are prisoners of expectations imposed on us. On Omid Kordestani's twitter, I read the following: In the first 5 minutes of your life they giv

Expectations. We are prisoners of expectations imposed on us. On Omid Kordestani's twitter, I read the following: In the first 5 minutes of your life they give you a name and a religion, and you spend the rest of your life trying to defend both. Think about the implicit expectations imposed on you by the labels you are associated with (your "family", your "friends", your degree, etc.). And tell yourself that it's okay if you don't meet those expectations, and instead achieve something else. Plus: don't drink, have lots of hobbies.