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Rob Henderson's mental models

3 claims Rob Henderson made fit 3 mental models. Most often: Emergence, Hanlon's razor, Incentives. Everything they said here.

Models we see in what they say

Our reading: their claim applies the idea without naming it. The claim is theirs; filing it here is ours.

Emergence

Whole systems do things none of their parts do, and nobody has to design that order for it to appear.

Used by 22 others

Free will exists at the level of a person's deliberation, so finding no choice in the underlying molecules doesn't disprove it.

  1. Rob Henderson Psychologist and writer A choice exists at the scale of a person thinking, weighing and deciding. Looking at the molecules underneath and finding no choice there doesn't prove that choice is an illusion. Apparently Criminals Don’t Have Free Will, But Elites Dorobkhenderson.com · 13 Sept 2026All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsA choice exists at the scale of a person thinking, weighing and deciding. Looking at the molecules underneath and finding no choice there doesn't prove that choice is an illusion.

    ↗Apparently Criminals Don’t Have Free Will, But Elites Dorobkhenderson.com

    13 Sept 2026

Hanlon's razor

Do not assume malice where carelessness, ignorance or neglect explain what happened; they usually do.

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Happier couples respond to a partner's lapses by assuming distraction or tiredness rather than indifference.

  1. Rob Henderson Psychologist and writer Happier couples tend to give each other the benefit of the doubt. Rather than assuming "My partner doesn't care," they're more likely to consider that the other is tired, distracted, overwhelmed or simply unaware of the impact of their behavior. Bad Strategy, First-World Problems, Heterodox Datingrobkhenderson.com · 2 Sept 2026All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsHappier couples tend to give each other the benefit of the doubt. Rather than assuming "My partner doesn't care," they're more likely to consider that the other is tired, distracted, overwhelmed or simply unaware of the impact of their behavior.

    ↗Bad Strategy, First-World Problems, Heterodox Datingrobkhenderson.com

    2 Sept 2026

Incentives

Look at what people are rewarded for; it explains more behaviour than what they say, your own included.

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People sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation.

  1. Rob Henderson Psychologist and writer This is why people can defend ideas they do not truly hold, and punish dissenters they may secretly agree with. Some Status Games Are Worth Playingrobkhenderson.com · 6 Sept 2026All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsThis is why people can defend ideas they do not truly hold, and punish dissenters they may secretly agree with.

    ↗Some Status Games Are Worth Playingrobkhenderson.com

    6 Sept 2026