“Unlikely to succeed” should carry a lot of weight when you’re considering life and death or risk of catastrophic failure.

But it’s not at all helpful to carry this thought in most areas of life. Even if it’s statistically true.

Because often, a resultant failure carries no lasting consequence. Instead, it’s just a matter of, “that didn’t work.” And we learn, we grow, and continue on.

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“Improbable” is the scrim that casts a shadow of impossibility over many paths — including those which are perfectly viable.