A piece of wisdom you’ve likely heard is not to expect too much to avoid disappointment, even heartbreak. Reality moves to its own beat and can either exceed those presumptions, if you’re lucky, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: @benny_and_remy / Instagram) Despite popular opinion, having Golden Retrievers is not for the weak, and a viral ...

Expectations for your first months back at college are always higher than the reality. You tell yourself that this semester will be different; you’ll have your life together, stay on top of your ...

The best part about spring semester is that you have a chance to not make the same mistakes you did in the fall. After an agonizing finals period and (hopefully) restful break, most people return with ...

‘Expectations create problems’ a mentor of mine once told me. The feeling of expecting something to happen – your expectations have a big impact on what you focus on and what you feel in day to day ...

You may think that reality is immovable, but the truth is, our expectations have a strong influence over how we perceive reality. Don't believe me? Just take a look at this scene from the show "The ...