Encouragementology
Kendell Boysen
Beyond the Hammer: Expanding Your Toolbox for Life’s Challenges
Beyond the Hammer: Expanding Your Toolbox for Life’s Challenges
Beyond the Hammer: Expanding Your Toolbox for Life’s Challenges
Tuesday 4th March 2025
Kendell Boysen helps you expand your problem-solving toolkit by exploring new approaches beyond your default methods.
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Episode Overview
- Recognise when you’re relying on familiar methods.
- Pause before reacting to consider alternative approaches.
- Learn from others who handle situations differently.
- Embrace cognitive diversity for innovative solutions.
- Develop a versatile mindset for personal and professional growth.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Have you ever found yourself using the same approach to tackle every problem, even when it’s not the best fit? Kendell Boysen, a professional life and recovery coach, explores this common tendency in the latest episode of Encouragementology. Titled 'Beyond the Hammer: Expanding Your Toolbox for Life’s Challenges', this episode dives into the idea that if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
This means we often rely on familiar methods, even when they aren't suitable for the situation at hand. Kendell explains how this cognitive bias, known as Maslow’s Hammer or the Law of the Instrument, affects our decision-making and problem-solving abilities. She shares practical strategies to help listeners diversify their approaches and develop a more adaptable mindset. Through engaging anecdotes and interactive exercises, Kendell encourages you to pause before reacting, borrow tools from others, and embrace cognitive diversity.
By expanding your toolbox, you can handle life's challenges more effectively and creatively. Tune in to learn how to break free from your default responses and discover new ways to approach problems. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to grow personally and professionally by adopting a more versatile problem-solving toolkit.