>[!abstract] >The law of the instrument is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. Abraham Maslow wrote in 1966, "*it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail*" (Wikipedia, 2025). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Cognitive bias]] >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): [[Cognitive flexibility]] >- **South** (downstream): —