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Psychologist and author maria konnikova who cites pinker as a mentor goes on to explain how we, too, can learn to develop holmess habits of mind and how that training can help us. The gist with mike pesca on the rise of online quizzes. 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. These are the questions that journalist and psychologist maria konnikova tackles in her mesmerizing new book. Jan 04, 20 w hen she was little, maria konnikova s father read her sherlock holmes stories. How to think like sherlock holmes by maria konnikova digested read john crace reduces a new selfhelp book aiming to transform your brain capacity to supersleuth size to a. Its a nice, not overly intimidating book to read and get you thinking about if anything is really just elementary. Jan 03, 20 we can, says psychologist and journalist maria konnikova, and in mastermind she shows us how. Beginning with the brain atticholmess metaphor for how we store information and organize knowledgekonnikova unpacks the mental strategies that lead to clearer thinking and deeper insights. Lessons from the worlds greatest fictional detective teach us how to improve our own mental powers. An executive summary of maria konnikovas mastermind. Perhaps william gillette or basil rathbone or jeremy brett or any number of the luminaries who. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Excerpt from the confidence game by maria konnikova, plus. In mastermind, psychologist maria konnikova shows us how we can all channel holmess famous powers of deduction, observation, memory and imagination. Maria konnikova has written a compelling, engrossing account of the world of the con. It begins with the putup, or the sizing up of the mark.
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No fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than sherlock holmes. How to think like sherlock holmes, released january 3, 20, is a book written by maria konnikova exploring ways to improve mindfulness, logical thinking and observation using arthur conan doyles fictional character sherlock holmes as an exemplar. Maria konnikova narrator maria konnikova is the author of mastermind and the confidence game. Maria konnikova was born in moscow, russia in 1984 to jewish parents. Drawing on twentyfirst century neuroscience and psychologyprovided by publisher. Storytelling can be dangerous maria konnikova youtube. Maria konnikova is the author of the times bestseller mastermind. It could have been improved by cutting out about of the material. But just how does one acquire those vital cognitive customs. W hen she was little, maria konnikovas father read her sherlock holmes stories. Jan 03, 2014 because the author uses a well known literary figure to demonstrate her theories, i think this would be a book that many would enjoy. And now here come two more, one of them, of all things, a sherlock holmes selfhelp book. Maria konnikova has crafted a surprising and ingenious book that lets us all come. Jan 28, 20 this entry was posted in books and tagged book, how to think like sherlock holmes, konnikova, maria konnikova, mastermind, mastermind.
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Konnikova intertwines her analysis of holmess habits of mind with findings from the modernday fields of. Maria konnikova detects the fictional sleuths inner researcher. What is the best book on learning how to deduce things. The penguin paperback version of mastermind is out on december 31 20. Jul 16, 2014 maria konnikova is the author of the confidence game and mastermind. She has worked as a television producer, written for several magazines and online publications, and authored two new york times best selling books.
Today marks the official us release of my new book. Maria konnikova was born in moscow and grew up in the united states. Beautifully written, and filled with stories and thoughtprovoking psychological research, the confidence game will teach you how confidence artists operateand how to outwit them frank w. We can, says psychologist and journalist maria konnikova.
Maria konnikova has crafted a surprising and ingenious book that lets us all come closer to holmess genius, giving a gift to all readers interested in conan doyle, mysteries and scientific thinking as well as those who simply want to be more. Mastermind book chicago public library bibliocommons. For more information, or to purchase either book, please follow the links above or below. Konnikova was 4 years old when her family migrated to the united states after the soviet union opened its borders to allow jews to move to israel. Photo shutterstock get that money is an exploration of the many ways we think about our finances. The book is structured, loosely, to mirror the progression of a con, with its particular and irresistible terminology. Thats precisely what science writer maria konnikova explores in mastermind. The confidence game, by maria konnikova the new york times. Needless to say, mastermind is the book i didnt realize i was waiting for. She was captivated by a scandal in bohemia, when holmes asks watson how many steps run up to their room and. Rather, the author takes an holistic approach, reorganizing and breaking down the content for easier understanding where necessary, and cutting out the repetition.
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