Status:: #🌱 Tags:: Links:: <% tp.file.cursor(4) %> ___ # Einstellung effect The einstellung effect describes how when we already have an idea in mind for how to do something, it can stop us from seeing new solutions to problems. This is important because it shows how experts aren't always better than beginners at finding creative solutions for solving a new problem. They allow past beliefs to get in the way of new ones. This is why [[Less naturally intelligent people can sometimes be more creative]].