This doesn't track, imo. What helps me through life is managing my expectations of people and raising the bar when I chose to. In the beginning I set pretty low

This doesn't track, imo. What helps me through life is managing my expectations of people and raising the bar when I chose to. In the beginning I set pretty low expectations for people. Some people may exceed those expectations consistently, but that doesn't mean that I want them to, or that at higher expectations they'd be nearly as consistent. Some people will eventually supercede expectations, but they must be met with a challenge to do so. Managing my bar gives me freedom from disappointment in a way.