<p>The easiest answer is often the right answer.</p><p>Don't complicate your thinking when you don't need to.</p><p>If you hear a meowing sound under the sofa, it's probably the cat, not a hidden speaker playing cat sounds.</p>

Occam's Razor

<p>Don't attribute to malice what you can attribute to stupidity.</p><p>If your little brother colors on your homework, it's probably not because he hates you.</p><p><br></p><p>It's more likely he didn't know how important your homework was.</p>

Hanlon's Razor

<p>Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.</p><p>The weight of proof rests with the person making a claim, and the more unusual the assertion, the more substantial the evidence needed.</p><p>You should ask for solid proof if someone says they saw a unicorn.</p>

Sagan's Razor

<p>80% of your results will come from 20% of your efforts.</p><p><br></p><p>For example, you'll get 80% of your kid's room clean by just picking up the toys.</p>

Pareto Provoke

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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.

16 Razors every person should know

Occam's Razor

Hanlon's Razor

Sagan's Razor

Pareto Provoke

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