comment on this post: Functional fixedness occurs when we are unable to solve problems because we are relying on solutions that do not work. We are not considering all the possible, novel solutions that may be effective (Anderson, 2020). Often our knowledge of one kind of problem can serve to solve a similar problem, but that transfer of knowledge is not always a good thing (Chrvsikou et al., 2016). Sometimes we rely on prior knowledge at the expense of creativity, which can keep us from finding a solution (Chrvsikou et al., 2016). I'm sure I have faced this problem many times in my life, but initially, I had trouble coming up with an example. I can think of many times when I have used tools in ways they were not meant to be used and (more often) used other things as tools (my nails or teeth, for example). When I read the AWS PTE LTD. (n.d.) article and it related functional fixedness to goal attainment I found my example. In work situations I had an unfortunate tendency to try to tackle all steps toward a goal on my own - I was functionally fixated on working through problems without help