Tim Ferriss

So there's... there are kind of different windows through which you can look at high expectations.

I have high expectations.

Look, if, like, someone's working on my team, if I'm working with someone, if I'm in a relationship, like, I have high expectations of myself, and I have high expectations of

pretty much everyone around me.

In terms of, let's just call it the professional context, like certain core tenets, commitment to excellence, shipping and meeting deadlines, right?

Certain things that are non-negotiable.

when you feel like you should have A, B, and C. I deserve D, E, and F. I think that's where you get into murkier waters.

But then if you look at, like, a Costa Rica, right, which was also in the report that I looked at, top three...

What do they have?

Very rich social environments, right?

Whether it's extended family or walkable neighborhoods, et cetera.

You can find a lot of these things in the U.S., maybe minus the healthcare piece.

But you can find a lot of those elements in the U.S.

So the way you might interact with people in, say, Indiana or Boulder is very different from how you're gonna interact with people on, like, the Upper East Side.

I wouldn't say the happiness seems very high on every side.

I would not say that.

So, what's been your experience?

Happiness in other places.

I mean, some of the happiest people I've ever met have been too come to mind.

Ethiopians in the Tigray area, which is like, I don't think you can even travel there right now.