“Expect nothing and you will never be disappointed.”

Expect nothing... Can it be real???

You wake up, wanting that to be a good morning followed by a good day
Can you stop expecting that???

You spent two hours in making a exotic sabji..
In the hope of people to lick their fingers while eating.. why else would you waste your time??

You spend 4 weeks finding the perfect gift...
The hope is to be able have that "ohh my god, you remembered" moment...

So the thing is "Don't expect" is unrealistic..
But this is true that your expectations come in the way of your happiness 

My strategy is very simple,
"Don't expect much and don't expect returns from everyone "

Treat your efforts like your spendings...
Not every thing would be an investment... Not everything would give you 100% returns... And some spending would be mere expense.. It may or may not come back to you...

Now while offering have a threshold limit...
If history proves that someone doesn't appreciate your effort, put the bare minimum...

But please note the history part, ok..?
Everyone deserves your 100% undivided attention and care and effort couple of times...
Based on their level of acknowledgement, now you can decide how much to put in..

Because, when you are not putting too much it is easy to less none or the minimum...