Hanlon's Razor

Fundamental Attribution Error: They Are Impatient, You Were Late

The same behaviour gets explained by character in others and by circumstance in yourself. The asymmetry is not mainly self-flattery — it is what you can and cannot see.

Hanlon's Razor: Most Slights Were Never Aimed at You

The meeting you weren't invited to has two explanations that fit equally well. Preferring the boring one isn't generosity — it's what happens when you count how much each explanation assumes.

Occam's Razor: Why Assumptions Are Expensive

The colleague who ignored your email is probably not conspiring against you. The principle behind that judgement is arithmetic, not optimism — and it is misquoted more than almost any other rule of thought.