We prefer to hold on to old experiences. It helps us make sense of the world: It protects us from touching a fire or eating poison berries. But when the expectations cause anxiety, we can adjust them.

If you get what you expect, your brain releases a bit of dopamine and moves on. I...

• Most people do not like to be in uncertain situations.
• Instead of an uncomfortable conversation, we would like to let the bad situation be as it is.
• Instead of doing something challenging and creative, we would rather be obscure.
• When things overwhelm us, we would...

The first and foremost step is to find a deep reason to do our work, which has to be beyond financial and obligatory reasons. If we don’t have a deep reason to work, it will feel meaningless and stressful for us. A deeper ‘why’ of our work provides us with inspiration and makes even challengi...