Applications will only do what they’re programmed to do.
A dictionary application that’s programmed to pull up a certain word when it’s searched for—will only do that.
And so it is with your mind.
A mindset that’s programmed to pull up a certain response when it’s presented with a certain problem—will only do that.
This is why language is essential—it is literally the means through which programs are updated. Both in applications and the mind.
HTML, for example, is a language used by developers to design how web page elements (hyperlinks, text, media, etc) are displayed on a computer browser.
Imagine if the first iteration of the language—that was developed and released in 1991—was still the language we used today?
Can you remember what web pages looked like from the 1990’s?
Well guess what? That’s what your mindset looks like when you never update your thinking language either.
Sick of thinking about a problem the same way over and over? Stop using the same language to try and solve it.
Update and expand.