Hanlon’s Razor: Relax, Not Everything Is Out to Get You
This is why it is so important to control the biases and lenses we bring to our interactions. When you hear or see something, which interpretation do you jump to? What is your default interpretation of someone else’s intentions?
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Never attribute to malice or stupidity that which can be explained by moderately rational individuals following incentives in a complex system
Douglas W. Hubbard
Be not too quick to blame those who misunderstand your perfectly clear sentences, spoken or written. Chances are, your words are more ambiguous than you think.