Hanlon's razor is also effective. "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Is there anywhere people violate Occam's razor more than when attributing motives to others? When attributing motives, ask "Is there a simpler explanation?" Whatever you come up with is more likely to be correct.
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Like people driving like lunatics in Chicago :)
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Hanlon’s razor as a subset of Occam’s
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Theories of death are frequent Occam’s razor violations.
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The problem is that you haven't proven this statement, you've just asserted it. Is there a way of proving it, or is it just wisdom you've picked up over a lifetime?
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The difficulty is actually accepting the simplicity of the answer. It’s easy to dismiss it and start overthinking.
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People love to come up with motive conspiracy theories explaining people’s behavior.
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I combine it with Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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Unfortunately, for most people, the simplest explanation is “They’re bad.” Differences are usually rooted in differences in goals, data, or processing of that data, but none of these seem obvious at first.
@ImprovementGeek is right that Hanlon’s Razor is + powerful -
The "at first" part is the powerful bit. So many people go with their instinctive reaction to things instead of stopping to think about how they feel and what's actually right. Taking a few moments to slow down and be mindful before responding can do so much good.
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