 First edition | |
| Author | Maria Konnikova |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Critical thinking |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | January 3, 2013 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 276 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-02657-9 |
| Followed by | The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It...Every Time (Viking) |
Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, released January 3, 2013,[1] is a book written by Maria Konnikova exploring ways to improve mindfulness, logical thinking and observation using Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional character Sherlock Holmes as an exemplar. Konnikova intertwines her analysis of Holmes's "habits of mind" with findings from the modern-day fields of neuroscience and psychology and offers advice on how to become a more rational thinker.[2]
- ^ Fong, Joss (January 10, 2013). "It's Elementary". The Scientist. Midland, Ontario, Canada: LabX Media Group. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ Leddy, Chuck (January 7, 2013). "Discovering the Sherlock Holmes in all of us: Book Review". Boston Globe. Boston, MA. p. G.6. Retrieved February 13, 2016.