Occam's Safety Guard
Occam's Safety Guard says if you make things harder just to feel important, you’ll end up with the same result, but you’ll be too tired to enjoy it. It’s like being a boss just to avoid doing the work.
He didn’t just finish his homework. He created a full presentation about it. The teacher was impressed. He was too tired to talk.
She didn’t just send a message. She wrote a letter, drew a picture, and sent it via pigeon. The message was the same. The pigeon was smarter.
He didn’t just get a job. He applied to 20 companies, sent 50 emails, and interviewed with 10. The job was the same. The stress was real.