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Schwartz asking us to allow for serendipity basically means to expect less. To not expect anything lets us satisfy with anything because we didn't have any expectations to start with. 

This advice is useless, first off because as people, we naturally expect certain things, even if we know its beyond our reach. Yet, to ask us to expect less to be satisfied more.. I believe it's an oxymoron- we're then going to be conscious of NOT expecting... which basically is expecting.. haha it's psychology.

 As a person who wishes and almost expects the best things, it's true that I'm often disappointed and thus not satisfied. But I think this is better than not dreaming and setting goals and simply accepting anything and everything that comes your way. It's healthy to have expectations and would be practical to make room to allow for it to happen, not random serendipities.