>[!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*" ("Law of the instrument", 2025). ## References - Law of the instrument. (2025, January 28). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law%20of%20the%20instrument&oldid=1246523791