The law of the instrument, law of the hammer, Maslow’s hammer (or gavel), or golden hammer is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. Abraham Maslow wrote in 1966, “If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.
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“Law of the Instrument.” 2023. Wikipedia, August. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_of_the_instrument&oldid=1172219713.