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Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

By Maria Konnikova

Book information

Publisher
Viking Adult
Year
2013
ISBN
9780670026579, 9780670026579
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
633 kB (648473 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
288\0
Orientation
portrait
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-09-20 19:48:54
Библиотека;Самосовершенствование;Мышлениеинтеллекттворческий потенциал

Description

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.

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