• We tend to associate completely disconnected events in a unique way, fitting them into our ‘story’, the narratives we build to create our distorted version of reality.
• The patterns we think exist may not actually do so, but that does not stop us from assumi...

The basic rules that we need to apply:

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.

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.

Fundamental Attribution Error is when we pay too much attention to the personality of a person and ignore the content.

Availability Bias is a mental shortcut that makes us form opinions or base our decisions related to recent information that is easy to recall.

Confirmation Bias is a common fallacy where we feed our existing beliefs and refute any contradictory information.