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Words of Wisdom — September 26, 2014

Author Maria Konnikova on Thinking Like Sherlock Holmes

“It’s important to remember that Holmes wasn’t born Holmes. Holmes was born like you and me but probably with greater potential for certain elements of observation, but he learned over time to think like Sherlock Holmes.” -Author Maria Konnikova, from her Big Think Interview

“It’s important to remember that Holmes wasn’t born Holmes. Holmes was born like you and me but probably with greater potential for certain elements of observation, but he learned over time to think like Sherlock Holmes.”

-Author Maria Konnikova, from her Big Think Interview on Sherlock Holmes and mindfulness

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Konnikova is the author of the book Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

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