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Douglas E. Welch

The Most Valuable Razors: 20+ rules of thumb to simplify decisions and drive better outcomes via The Curiousity Chronicle 

For example:

The Feynman Razor
Named after famed American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman—the Feynman Razor is a simple recognition that complexity and jargon are often used to mask a lack of deep understanding.
If you can’t explain it to a 5-year-old, you don’t really understand it.
If someone uses a lot of complexity and jargon to explain something to you, they probably don’t understand it.
Use It When: You’re faced with a hand-waving, jargon-heavy explanation to a simple question.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/02/04