In our continuous attempt to make
sense of the world we often create flawed explanatory stories of the past that shape our
views of the world and expectations of the future. We assign larger roles to talent,
stupidity, and intentions than to luck. “Our comforting conviction that the world makes
sense rests on a secure foundation: our almost unlimited ability to ignore our ignorance,”
(page 201). This is most evident when we hear, “I knew that was going to happen!” Which
leads to…