How to Stop Overthinking with Hanlon's Razor

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๐ŸŽฏ The Goal: People do not care enough to actively plot against you โ€” and that's great news. Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice what's adequately explained by ignorance, distraction, or a busy schedule. The slow email reply, the friend who didn't wave, the terse message from your boss โ€” your threat-detector spins conspiracy theories while the real explanation is almost always: they're busy, they're tired, they forgot. This one model deletes hours of weekly anxiety.