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Also, Seeking Wisdom can be read without knowing anything about Munger, which is not really the case in this instance. I had highlighted some quotes from the book. I am putting them here.
Hope this is beneficial for those who have not read the book to get an idea of what it is about. What distinguishes Holmes from most mortals is that he knows where to look and what questions to ask. He pays attention to the important things and he knows where to find them. To know what to do and not do, we first need some genuine understanding on how reality is - how things and people are and what works and not Considering many ideas over a wide range of disciplines give us perspective and help us consider the big picture or many aspects of an issue But only what is useful - it can be dangerous to know too much He said that he would acquire no knowledge which did not bear upon his object.
Therefore all the knowledge which he possessed was such as would be useful to him. It is useful to know something about human nature and what motivates people Ask: What is in their interest to do? What do we ultimately want to achieve or avoid? That is the problem which we have to solve. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. Is this really true?
Did this really happen? We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception. Separate the relevant and important facts from the unimportant or accidental The first thing was to look at the facts and separate what was certain from what was conjecture.
Facts may lead you, not your emotions or personality: Second, Inferences from them. Think about this data, separate the crucial from incidental.
Try to find conections between them. We all see, but often we do not observe. Smallest point may be the most essential. Stick to studied routines, until became an unconcious process. Is it deliberate or hidden? Do i miss something? Reason backwards, from observations to causes. Deduce the chain of events that led up to a fact, and also the results which would follow from it.
There is nothing new under the sun. If we look for differences, that is what we find…. Atypical things often helps. Experience teach us that the most commonplace and irrelevant facts sometimes assumes crucial importance. If fresh facts fits into the Scheme we built though our Theory, our Hypothesis must work as solutions. Check for other possible explanations: Do not despise anything. Specially the ones that make our theories false. After observation, go to deliver. Avoid distractions and concentrate on the problem.
Let the mind rest and arrange thoughts. Talk to someone more experienced your research. An exception disproves the rule. What info or evidence is needed to make us change our mind? When a fact contradicts a theory, acept fact and abandon the theory. Be honest with yourself: We should be able to eliminate enterily mistakes cause of careles observations and bad habits of thinking.
First work really hard, then try theories. But think if it is worthwhile: Jul 14, Camden Gaspar rated it it was ok. A quick confession before I begin: I've never read a word of any Sherlock Holmes novel. I've never even seen the movies. I bought this book thinking it would be my introduction into the world that Arthur Conan Doyle created. After reading it, I can say that it was and it wasn't. Bevelin, after a short introduction, proceeds to list some ideas and instructions on how to think like Sherlock.
He gives you the nuts and bolts of Sherlock's thought process in one-to-two sentence blurbs, then follows ea A quick confession before I begin: He gives you the nuts and bolts of Sherlock's thought process in one-to-two sentence blurbs, then follows each one with quotes directly from the Sherlock Holmes novels or other influential thinkers and writers.
Unfortunately, that's just about it. The ideas and the quotes, while certainly interesting and instructive, are simply listed without any regard to their theme or over-arching narrative. It's essentially just a commonplace book.
For me, the non-Sherlock Holmes reader, I was hoping for less breadth and more depth. There's an interesting concept for a book here, if only there were a little more than the skeletal work that Bevelin has written. Where Bevelin did succeed, is in making a non-Sherlock Holmes reader desperately want to get started in on the stories. His book seems to be more of a useful companion to the novels as a guide to help you extract all of the important lessons and ways of thinking packed into them as opposed to being a standalone book.
I'm thankful that I will have it with me when I do get around to the real thing. May 20, Hemanth Kapila rated it liked it. I was intrigued by this book because Nassim Nicholas Taleb rated it pretty highly on amazon reviews and called the author, the wisest man on the planet or some such. I cannot talk about the wisdom offered by this book but it was an interesting read.
This is a short book with little original content. The format is basically, the author's "rules" or the "lessons" of the title followed by quotes from Sherlock Holmes mainly from various of his stories. I can't say much of the supposed wisdom but I was intrigued by this book because Nassim Nicholas Taleb rated it pretty highly on amazon reviews and called the author, the wisest man on the planet or some such. I can't say much of the supposed wisdom but reading the quotes is a great way to recollect Holmes' books.
At times it is quite thought provoking. An enjoyable annotation of Sherlock Holmes's work This was an enjoyable read. The author highlights various quotes from different works featuring the character of Sherlock Holmes and a number of other sources which it would be quite interesting to track down to illustrate various lessons.
As I said, my dear Watson, a most edifying little read thoroughly rich in lessons for the rational, scientific mind. Jul 28, Jose Amezcua rated it really liked it. It's the first time I read a book by Peter Bevelyn. I liked it but I looked so confused in the beginning. It's a good book with highlighted ideas. Dec 20, Harsh Thaker rated it it was amazing. You know my methods, apply them!! If Holmes would be an investor, Damn Sure!!! He would be a successful one.
Jan 28, Harry rated it it was ok. Really hard to read as everything is fragments from the original stories. Skip this and read the unabridged Conan Doyle. Mar 24, Arup Guha rated it liked it Shelves: The book makes you think. However, a better form in my opinion would have been to write a series of essays using the quotes. Jul 14, Mochama Nyamwega rated it it was ok. Got boring along the way, I might as well just read Conan Doyle's works directly.
Nov 30, Waseem rated it liked it.