Are You Asking Too Much–of This Person, or This Job, or This School?

Why lowering your standards isn’t the answer, how to call friends without making it weird, and does it matter if everyone orders the same thing at a restaurant?

Episode highlights

Try This at Home: Right-size your expectations. [00:14]

Know Yourself Better: Do you split dishes with your dining partner, or order the same thing? Plus, a few restaurant hacks [00:24]

Demerits & Gold Stars: Gretchen left her backpack in an Uber [00:50]

Mentioned in this Episode

Notarize, an online notary service 

Ep. 602, on spending money at home instead of on a vacation

Take the Five-Senses Quiz

Take the Gift-Giving Quiz

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin (Amazon, Bookshop) 

Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen by Bob Greene  (Amazon, Bookshop)