Sharpen Your Thinking - Philosophical Razors to Cut Away Complexity

Learn what a philosophical razor is and how to construct your own razor for better thinking. Philosophical razors are principles that favor simplicity and cut through unnecessary complexity. We discuss criteria like being succinct, useful over time, and promoting clarity.

Then we create a new hypothetical "Fourth Grader Razor" based on the Curse of Knowledge bias. This razor says to assume others have a basic 4th grade level understanding of a topic and we should build up mutual knowledge from there without making any premature assumptions.

We also highlight insightful new razors from George Mack like the "Bragging Razor" and "Luck Razor." These provide thought-provoking rules of thumb for life.

Explore examples of famous razors like Occam's Razor and Hanlon's Razor. Learn how to turn your own principles into razors. This video will sharpen your thinking and reasoning by covering how to create razors that slice through confusion. See how philosophical razors can compound benefits in your life.

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Resources, References, and Recommendations:

https://twitter.com/george__mack
https://twitter.com/george__mack/status/1680229002479386629
https://yourbias.is/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_razor
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/simplicity/

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