My Confusion Starts
Alright, so this “not 100” thing kept popping up everywhere – online, apps, some work report thing. Everyone saying “oh it’s not 100%” casually. Honestly? I thought, “What’s the big deal? If it’s not perfect, it’s broken, right?” Felt super literal. Like my coffee maker spitting out half a cup – that is definitely “not 100” and totally useless to me.
Time to Actually Test This Mess
No way around it – I had to stop guessing. Here’s exactly what I did today:
- Grabbed my phone charger, the one that’s been acting slow lately. Hooked it up. Battery showed “99%”. Freaked out a bit, thinking it was busted already. But… my phone still charged fine? Lasted all day too. Huh.
- Checked the weather app. Promised “90% chance of rain” this afternoon. Thought, “Sweet, indoor chores day!” Guess what? Sun came out instead. Got sunburnt watering plants.
- Baked cookies. Recipe said “100% pure vanilla extract”. I only had maybe 98% left in the bottle – scraped it clean. Cookies tasted… totally like vanilla cookies. Didn’t ruin dessert, folks.
The Lightbulb Moment (No, Really)
Staring at my slightly crispy plants and eating a decent cookie, it finally clicked hard. “Not 100” doesn’t automatically mean busted or fake or useless! It actually means:
- Room for stuff to happen (like my phone charging just fine at 99%).
- Predictions can be wrong sometimes (stupid sunny rain forecast).
- “Close enough” is usually good enough (the slightly empty vanilla bottle didn’t tank cookie night).
It’s not an error message blinking in red. It’s more like… a reminder things are messy. Nothing’s ever perfectly, absolutely complete or certain. My phone worked, the cookies got eaten happily (okay, maybe too many), and the weather? Well, that’s just life messing with you. So yeah, “not 100” isn’t panic time. It’s normal. And honestly? Kinda freeing.