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“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”
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Fundamental Attribution Error is when we pay too much attention to the personality of a person and ignore the content.
We need to shift the focus away from ‘who did/said that?’ and look at other causes/reasons.
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Availability Bias is a mental shortcut that makes us form opinions or base our decisions related to recent information that is easy to recall.
We need to probe deeper and move towards better information gathering.
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The basic rules that we need to apply:
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We usually assume the worst if we get hurt by the people we love and trust. The various biases in our minds (confirmation bias, fundamental attribution error, and availability bias) play havoc in our relationships.
Hanlon’s razor can shift our mind from an assumption of bad intentions by ...
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Confirmation Bias is a common fallacy where we feed our existing beliefs and refute any contradictory information.
These belief patterns, no matter how right they may seem, are not immune to error, and we need to make an effort to look beyond the boundaries.
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Understanding Hanlon's razor results in a mindset shift, which enables us to view the entire scenario in a third person’s perspective, rather than being in the centre of the drama.
Something we assume is due to bad intentions of others may be just due to ignorance, incompe...
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“Never attribute to bad intentions that which is adequately explained by ignorance, incompetence, negligence, misunderstanding, laziness or other probable causes”
People have trouble remembering things. Especially those that do not apply to themselves.
Don’t assume malice or disinterest if something is forgotten. Instead, you can demonstrate reliability by having a system that keeps you from forgetting.
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It's far better to search for an opposite attribute that will enable you to play off against the leader, instead of being similar to the leader.
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