Hanlon’s Razor: How to Be Less Judgmental and Build Better Relationships

We, humans, crave a perfectly ordered world though the chances of something going as intended are fairly rare. When there's more than one human being involved in the equation, the predictability goes for a further toss.

What do we do when things do not turn out as intended? Instead of being curious and trying to learn from the situation, our mind assumes the worst possibility. Depending on how we see the event unfold, we derive an interpretation and create stories in our minds that conform to our beliefs.

As a species, we are also very unique in associating two completely disconnected stories and finding patterns in events that do not exist. Our tendency to interpret every event as it relates to us creates a distorted version of reality. It makes us assume negative intent when things do not work out even though the outcome may be completely unrelated to us.