Life Isn’t Fair. Here’s How to Deal. One of the very first lessons we learn as children is that life isn’t always fair. And yet, most of us cling to the belief that people generally get what Read More + Posted by Terri Trespicio on November 20, 2018 in: Cup of Calm Tagged in: "I don't deserve this!", an unfair situation is not such a big deal, by self-interest, coincidence, DEAL model to avoid miscommunication, Everyone should follow the same rules, fight-or-flight mode, Good things should happen to good people, Having to even every score is exhausting at best, Keep us focused on problems instead of solutions, Life isn't fair, Make a DEAL, Make peace with the unpredictable, meQuilibrium Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Andrew Shatte, motivated, Our efforts should be reciprocated, People generally get what they deserve, people tend to overestimate the risk and negative consequences., Ph.D, Relationships should be "even", serendipity, Stay cool, surprise, Think rationally, to some degree, Uncertainty comes with risk, use emotion control to clear your head, view the world as a series of transactions, we react to unfairness the same way we react to danger, we tend to get angry