Probability

I'm currently package stalking again. I love being able to go online and find out exactly where your package is. One moment it's in Georgia and the next morning it's in San Leandro, California. It's awesome. How do packages move so quickly? Ah, the beauty of the United States Postal Service. I love hearing the car as it approaches my house. I always dart outside to see if anything came (same goes for UPS of course). Then I realize that if I would stop online shopping I wouldn't act like such a little puppy.

Has anyone ever been told to not only put in 100% effort but to put in 110% effort? I think it's really annoying when people tell you to do this. They're saying 100% isn't enough you have to work even harder to achieve whatever it is that you're doing. Well, is 110% even possible? Let's take a look. I'm going to prove this to you guys right now. Percentages tell you the probability that something will or will not happen. Percentages can also be known as frequencies which can be depicted by some sort of ratio i.e. 1/5. When all frequencies of any given data set are added together, your total will be 1. Now, because you multiply the frequency by 100 to get the percentage that means that the highest number you can get is 100%. While mathematically it's possible to divide with a larger numerator than denominator, say 7/5, it's not possible to get this type of number for your outcomes. The denominator represents the total amount of outcomes while the numerator represents the number of times it happens. So it's not possible for something to happen 7 times if the maximum number it can occur is 5. Given that logic, 110% is unattainable. Therefore, next time someone tells you to give 110% say, "bullshi-" and tell them to kiss your arse (but don't do this if it's your boss because I don't want you to get fired).

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