Lowering expectations can increase happiness

Lowered expectations increases the chance of a positive surprise, although lowering them too much can have an adverse effect, says Honorary Associate Professor Robb Rutledge (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology), leader of the lab behind smartphone app The Happiness Project.

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