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HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:37 AM Apr 2013

How to think like Sherlock Holmes

No indication if this will also make you interested in playing the violin...

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/corporate-dossier/book-review-how-to-think-like-sherlock-holmes/articleshow/19382125.cms


...an interesting blend between psychology, neuroscience and pop culture, psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova analyses one of the most popular fictional characters to understand how we can use our brains better.

Starting with'brain attic', Holmes' metaphor for how we store and organise information, Konnikova explores the different strategies that can make us think more clearly and gain deeper insights.

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