http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/mastermind-how-think-sherlock-holmes-maria-konnikova <p>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?</p><p>We can, says psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova, and in her book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670026573/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wamcnortheast-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0670026573">Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wamcnortheast-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0670026573" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1"></em>, she shows us how.&nbsp;</p><p> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000 Joe Donahue 55180 at http://wamc.org "Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes" by Maria Konnikova