While moving into a new apartment, Titus needed to hold the door open with something heavy. It suddenly dawned on him that he could use his huge potted tree as a doorstop. Titus solved this problem by overcoming

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Titus overcame functional fixedness, which is the tendency to see objects as only functioning in their usual or customary way. By using the potted tree as a doorstop, he thought of a new use for the object beyond its typical function.

While Moving into a New Apartment, Titus Needed to Hold