Hanlon’s Razor: Relax, Not Everything Is Out to Get You
Hanlon’s Razor: “Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.”
Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas
origin, Hanlon’s Razor states that we should not attribute to malice that which is more easily explained by stupidity.
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Hanlon’s Razor
Hanlon’s razor is a mental safeguard against the temptation to label behavior as malicious when incompetence is the most common response. It’s a reminder that people are not out to get you, and it’s best to assume good faith and resist the urge to assign sinister motives without overwhelming evidence.
This isn’t to say that genuine... See more
Hanlon’s razor is a mental safeguard against the temptation to label behavior as malicious when incompetence is the most common response. It’s a reminder that people are not out to get you, and it’s best to assume good faith and resist the urge to assign sinister motives without overwhelming evidence.
This isn’t to say that genuine... See more