The fundamental attribution error and the antidote

Too often, we attribute other people’s poor behavior to their character, while attributing our poor behavior to external/situational factors. Reference previous link language here.

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Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by ______.”

While it is possible that the behavior you are observing is, in fact, due to malice or some flaw in the person’s character, Hanlon’s razor provides a mental tool that allows you to first consider other options…

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