So last night I sent one of my usual, quick follow-up emails to a client, asking if they had any news for me on an outstanding proposal.  It’s my typical quick follow-up email, not too much small talk, no brown-nosing stuff, just a quick: “hey there Sir, let me know if you have any news on X?”

I got back this, equally standard response: “Won’t likely know until end of week for sure. 60% unlikely at this point.”

I could not help but ask: why not say “there’s a 40% probability,” or “I’d give it a 40% chance.”

Why the 60% unlikely vantage point?  Can’t be because that’s the higher likelihood?  I mean, Jack Welch used to say that he fired 10% of this staff, he did not say he would keep 90% of the best ones, know what I mean?

I am probably giving way too much thought to that, but that struck me as odd.

Then again, I am the eternal optimist.

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