satisfaction = experience / expectation 1 min read

bad experience + high expectation → very unsatisfied

bad experience + low expectation → slightly unsatisfied (or neutral)

good experience + high expectation → moderately satisfied

good experience + low expectation → very satisfied

moral of the story

menurunkan ekspektasi tak menjamin kesenangan — hanya mengurangi rasa kecewa.

tapi menaikkan ekspektasi hampir selalu menurunkan tingkat kesenangan,
seberapa pun baiknya pengalaman yang didapat.

happy life

“The first rule of a happy life is low expectation”

— Charlie Munger