It seems that many of our actions are directed by doing what conventional wisdom dictates. We think that there is a perfect way of handling a situation that will guarantee the perfect outcome.
Call me suspicious, but every situation is not cut from the same cloth. Sometimes you have to see what is there and also what is missing. By observing these things you may find that each and every situation has some common threads but are really quite different.
The best way to get a reasonable outcome is to apply reason. This is more difficult than you realize. To be reasonable requires understanding. Understanding a situation and all of its many aspects is usually obtained through experience. As Hippocrates said, “Life is short. Art is long. Experience gained with much pain. Judgement highly difficult.”
We, as modern people, rarely give much thought to our actions. We move along thinking very little about what price we pay for our actions. We pay for what we want and we pay for what we don’t want. It is a good idea to know what you want out of life.
When it comes to expectation; I would say expect a lot from yourself.