Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
Author: Maria Konnikova
Desc: No fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes. But is his extraordinary intellect merely a gift of fiction or can we learn to cultivate these abilities ourselves to improve our lives at work and at home? We can says psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova and in Mastermind she shows us how. Beginning with the "brain attic"--Holmes's metaphor for how we store information and organize knowledge--Konnikova unpacks the mental strategies that lead to clearer thinking and deeper insights. Drawing on twenty-first-century neuroscience and psychology Mastermind explores Holmes's unique methods of ever-present mindfulness astute observation and logical deduction. In doing so it shows how each of us with some self-awareness and a little practice can employ these same methods to sharpen our perceptions solve difficult problems and enhance our creative powers. For Holmes aficionados and casual readers alike Konnikova reveals how the world's most keen-eyed detective can serve as an unparalleled guide to upgrading the mind.