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Occam's Razor
The easiest answer is often the right answer.
Don't complicate your thinking when you don't need to.
If you hear a meowing sound under the sofa, it's probably the cat, not a hidden speaker playing cat sounds.
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Hanlon's Razor
Don't attribute to malice what you can attribute to stupidity.
If your little brother colors on your homework, it's probably not because he hates you.
It's more likely he didn't know how important your homework was.
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Sagan's Razor
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
The weight of proof rests with the person making a claim, and the more unusual the assertion, the more substantial the evidence needed.
You should ask for solid proof if someone says they saw a unicorn.
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Pareto Provoke
80% of your results will come from 20% of your efforts.
For example, you'll get 80% of your kid's room clean by just picking up the toys.
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"A “Razor” is a rule of thumb that simplifies decision making. A philosophical razor is a principle or rule of thumb that helps simplify (shave off) decision-making by eliminating unlikely or less plausible explanations / hypotheses. All credits for Clint Murphy.
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