All The Ways Real Life Never Lives Up To Your Expectations

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We've all got goals we're looking forward to, and one of the reasons we look forward to them is that we're pretty sure how things will turn out. Which makes it all the more aggravating when the reality doesn't go according to plan. And infuriatingly often, there's a stark contrast between your expectations and reality.

For example ...

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I thought my first job would feel like this. But it felt like this.

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