Communicate expectations: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
Communicate expectations: never believe a promise you were not given
Never believe a promise you were not given. — Najwa Zebian
To me, this means not holding expectations of others that have never been clearly communicated.
We sometimes expect behaviour from partners, family or friends without telling them. When those expectations are not met, accusations follow: “You should know I dislike that” or “I never expected that from you.” Disappointment is almost inevitable.
Nobody can read minds. Communicate your expectations.
Also consider why you have those expectations at all. I find it helpful to move through life with fewer of them:
Happiness = reality minus expectations.
The fewer expectations I have, the less disappointed I can be and the happier I can feel. I explore this in podcast episode 4.
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
