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Functional Fixedness
In this segment, Gifted Underachiever James Buchanan explains the concept of functional fixedness, talks about how it can impair our ability to produce meaningful creative work, and suggests a few solutions.
Questions for Listeners:
* Do you care if Mary Roach gets a blurb from Bill Bryson?
* If yes, why? If not, why not?
* What’s your own way of overcoming functional fixedness?
For Further Exploration:
Overcoming functional fixedness to improve problem-solving skills, by Marisa Moore https://psychcentral.com/health/functional-fixedness#overcoming-functional-fixedness
The Solutions to Ben’s…
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