Our Achilles Heel (opens in new tab)

Why we misunderstand odds and why it matters Everyone has a weakness. A blind spot. A vulnerability. For Achilles, it was his heel. Superman had kryptonite. Ted Williams struggled with pitches low and away. But what about the average person? I often think our Achilles heel is our inability to understand probabilities. And increasingly, it’s making us more stressed than ever. I was reminded of this recently after speaking with a young man who is navigating the college admissions process. He ha...