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Use this to shave off the negativity from your life🪒

#103 | Hanlon's Razor

Ayush 🙏
Aug 22, 2021
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Hey 👋

What’s up?

Welcome to Wisdom Letter #103.

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Today we are talking about a simple mental model called Hanlon’s Razor


The Ant-Negativity Razor🪒

Yea, that’s what I like to call Hanlon’s Razor.

A razor here is a simple mental tool to shave off unnecessary information or noise from a decision.

The most popular razors are Occam’s and Hanlon’s.

Hanlon’s razor goes like this -

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”

There is of course to more to the model, but this is the essence of it.

We have written a short blog post on the topic this week, do check it out -

  • What is a Razor?

  • What is Hanlon’s Razor?

  • 2 variations and examples and how to apply them.

  • Cases where Hanlon’s Razor doesn’t work

  • And much more🚀🚀🚀

What is Hanlon's Razor🪒


🔗 Related

  • Pareto’s Principle | 80/20 Rule

  • What are mental models and why are they important

  • The mental model of compounding


🐦 Birdwatch

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Ayush 🙏 @ayushtweetshere
Who understands and applies Mental Models here? I am intrigued by Hanlon's razor🪒 "Never attribute to malice what can be explained by ignorance" I use it almost everyday to deal with folks on Twitter😅
5:29 AM ∙ Aug 20, 2021
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Alexander Cortes PhD, Fitness, Nutrition, Fat loss @AJA_Cortes
Do Not be made stupid by Conspiracy theory -This cultural phenomenon that everything that happens is a conspiracy and preplanned ITS COPE The REAL truth is realizing the incompetency -Hanlons Razor Do not attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity
3:26 AM ∙ Aug 17, 2021
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💭Something to chew on

What parts of your life can be made simpler if you applied Hanlon’s Razor?

  • Professional relationships?

  • Personal relationships?

  • Online interactions?

Think about it🤔


🔖 Bookmarks

  • Superthinking - The big book of mental models

  • The Great Mental Models Volume 1 | Farnam Street


📂 From the archives

  • 🧠A Life of Purpose - The One about Work | Wisdom Letter #51


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