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Hanlon’s Razor teaches us not to assume the worst intention in the actions of others.
Farnam Street • Hanlon’s Razor: Relax, Not Everything Is Out to Get You
All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking-off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue.
-Kafka
Hanlon’s Razor — “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by carelessness.” (related: fundamental attribution error — “ the tendency for people to place an undue emphasis on internal characteristics of the agent (character or intention), rather than external factors, in explaining another person’s behavior in a given situation.
... See moreGabriel Weinberg • Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
“It is always easier to confess that one has done something wrong than to prove that one has not.
Stanislaw Lem • The Cyberiad: Stories
At its core, Occam’s Razor is a principle that suggests that when faced with competing explanations for an event or occurrence, you should select the explanation that makes the fewest number of assumptions.
Occam's Razor: The Atomic Mental Model - Sketchy Ideas %
Hanlon’s Razor, when practiced diligently as a counter to confirmation bias, empowers us, and gives us far more realistic and effective options for remedying bad situations. When we assume someone is out to get us, our very natural instinct is to take actions to defend ourselves. It’s harder to take advantage of, or even see, opportunities while in
... See moreRhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Ockham’s razor asserts that simplicity is preferred to complexity in design. Many variations of the principle exist, each adapted to address the particulars of a field or domain of knowledge. A few examples include: • “Entities should not be multiplied without necessity.”—William of Ockham • “That is better and more valuable which requires fewer, o
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