• Be observe. Watch and take notes of everything in your surroundings. In the stories Holmes often pieced together facts that other people overlook simply because he observed things. Try walking into a restaurant and do a quick glance around and then close your eyes and try to remember as much as possible. Try remembering how many people where wearing hats or similar things.
  • Expect anything. Holmes said that whenever you have eliminated all other things whatever is left no matter how unbelievable must be the truth.
  • Put things together. Take what you observe and put the things together. Just observing what is going on doesn't work you must be able to put the pieces together.
  • Be suspicious. No matter what don't take a fact at base value. Holmes said that nothing is more deceptive than an obvious fact.
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