#deductive reasoning

So, as you might have deduced(or just looked at the date of the last post...)I've been away for a while. It was kinda on purpose. I've been building some mini-courses(when I say mini, I mean the length, not the content :)) around the techniques of Sherlock Holmes. Some topics are: Memory, Observation, Attention/Focus, Habits for Practice, Real-Life Applications, Mindset, Deduction, Deduction Examples and so on....

What is my purpose?

There aren't many structured sessions or lectures on Sherlock Holmes's skills, and when I first started, I couldn't wrap my head around them. I had to do my own research, practice and try to... I don't know, get better? My head was full of questions like: "How can I improve my observation skills?" "How do I know that will work and it won't be a waste of time?" etc. Thanks to all these hours I've put in, now I have the answers. That's why I want to share them with people.

You are not going to take these courses and see the world as you used to see it. You are going to observe it differently, you are going to see more, remember more and most importantly: You are going to interact with the world in a completely different way. As a different person.

As Sherlock Holmes in Elementary said:

"A good detective knows that every task, every interaction, no matter how seemingly banal, has the potential to contain multitudes. I live my life alert to this possibility."

If you are interested in any of the skills I mentioned above and you don't know what to do or you don't have a structure, what I've built is exactly what you need. Just contact me. Message me. Do something!!!

THE GAME IS AFOOT/ON!

A GEM IN HISTORY

GEM Gertrude Elizabeth Margret born in 1919 in Limerick, Ireland attended Oxford graduated with first-class honors in Classics and Philosophy in 1941, and then made a decision that would define her career: she packed up and moved to Cambridge specifically to attend the lectures of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. Wittgenstein didn't let just anyone into his lectures. He made an exception for Anscombe. By the time he died in 1951, he trusted her so completely that he named her one of only three literary executors of his entire estate. Her 1953 English translation of his Philosophical Investigations remains the standard version used in classrooms and universities to this day.

That book (Intention) built an entirely new philosophical framework for understanding what it means to do something on purpose. Before Anscombe, philosophy had no precise way to distinguish between intending an action and merely foreseeing that it would happen. She changed that. Her work became the foundation of modern action theory, influencing everything from criminal law to medical ethics to debates about AI and autonomous weapons.

Syllogism: If lawyers are liars and the devil is a liar, what are lawyers…?

First of all, thanks for asking. It is a great topic and one worth writing a post for. Let's start with an important distinction: 1-Deductive reasoning: It doesn't matter what kind of reasoning you use; it is basically combining the pieces you have and coming up with a conclusion. You see dirty nails, strong hands and forearms. These are observations. Then, deductive reasoning suggests manual labor.

2-Knowledge base: Everything you know about the topic. The topic might be planes, shoes, buildings etc.

Even though it is good to have a detailed knowledge base, it is not going to improve your deductive reasoning. You should practice both as distinct categories.

That said, the knowledge base will help you to get faster and more accurate because you will have the right clay.

Data, data, data! I can not make bricks without clay.

-Sherlock Holmes

Now, the tip to build your knowledge base: Read everything you can. Literally everything. Of course, we should start from the most important ones, so the first part of your research should focus on what you should read first. Start with the most useful ones and don't stop. It is an ongoing process rather than reading 10 books and being done with it.

Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.

-Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow

Sherlock Holmes: A good detective knows that every task, every interaction, no matter how seemingly banal, has the potential to contain multitudes. I live my life alert to this possibility. I expect my colleagues to do the same.