Yet surprisingly little attention is paid to expectations as an area worthy of study. Even though expectation is the raw and ...

Expectations are part of everything we do. We put gas in the car and we expect the gas pump to behave more or less the same way each time we use it. We go to the ATM and expect that, if we have cash ...

“The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It,” read a recent New York Times headline. The Atlantic’s Amanda Mull blamed “affluent” Americans for supply-chain disruptions: But that spending ...

Shoot too low, and we’ll be stuck in place. Aim too high, and we’ll forever be disappointed. How do we develop realistic expectations? Some years ago, I had major foot surgery. It was a very ...

Unless you have been living the life of a hermit, people have disappointed you. It’s one of the biggest challenges of relationships. Even those we love don’t consistently live up to our expectations ...

When we get married, we make all sorts of promises. The marriage contract, by its very nature, is a series of promises. But, when you really think about it, the institution of marriage, what we assume ...

If you’re in a leadership position, you are shaping the reality of those you manage. In 2019, a research study found that a doctor’s expectations of a treatment can affect the patient’s pain and ...

From “Titanic” to “The Notebook,” films have consistently entertained audiences with plotlines focused on developing romantic relationships between characters. These relationships have now become the ...

The audio hobby is filled with practices and products that are touted to improve the sound of your system but are known by experts to do nothing significant to alter the sound. Examples are numerous ...

The Seahawks' first day of training camp kicked off on a very PNW-esq summer day – mid-80s with the sun shining on the practice fields of the Virginia Mason Athletic Center practice fields. Fans ...