Life, like music, can be repetitive sometimes.

While in graduate school, I resolved a four-year cycle of ups and downs in my life. It kind of still holds true.

Remember though that if you expect to see something in the data, you're a lot more likely to see it. Whether it's really there or not.

Expectation plays a huge role in all the mutable parts of life.

Obviously you can't expect the price of one of your digital assets up or down, but by buying or selling some, you ever so slightly influence it.

More generally speaking, though, the power in expectation lies in your expectation of an outcome. Like as in positive or negative.

If you expect a positive outcome, you are more likely to get one. For instance, if you had high expectations before purchasing an asset, your overall experience will probably be better than if you had low expectations.

Even if the price goes down, you may still feel positive about making a decision and owning the asset to hold on to for the longer-term. You may consider it a learning experience, perhaps a mistake you will not make again if you view it as a mistake at all. You may not even notice the price drop because you are paying attention to something else.

If you had started the project with a less positive outlook and the price of the asset decreased, you would probably be stressed out, angry, sad, or something along those lines.

That's all we mean when we say "You create your own reality", or whatever variation of that idea.

It's not hokey; it's kind of common sense.