golden hammer
One-tool-fits-all mentality
Golden hammer refers to a favored tool or solution applied indiscriminately to every problem, regardless of fit.
The term comes from the proverb "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." In software development and business, it describes over-reliance on a familiar technology or approach: He treats blockchain like a golden hammer for every data problem.
The phrase implies the solution may be elegant or powerful but still wrong for the task at hand.
- toolDevice for a task
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
strike · bias · confirmation bias · solution · fixation · tunnel vision · pattern · design pattern · antipattern · code smell · programming · cognitive · fallacy · silver bullet · one-size-fits-all · square peg · overuse · methodology
golden hammerbest practices
Proven effective methods
situational awareness · analysis paralysis · decision fatigue
golden hammeropen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
cognitive flexibility · intellectual humility · beginner's mind · epistemic humility · unlearning
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