Cool. I was reading an article on Cracked about this very subject. http://www.cracked.com/article_20214_5-so-called-signs-genius-that-any-idiot-can-learn_p2.ht

Cool. I was reading an article on Cracked about this very subject. http://www.cracked.com/article_20214_5-so-called-signs-genius-that-any-idiot-can-learn_p2.html http://www.cracked.com/article_20214_5-so-called-signs-geniu... There's a link to a youtube video which features the "Sherlock" television show. It shows the first encounter between Watson and Holmes where he deduces whether or not he was involved in the Afghanistan war. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYlVBhwfvL4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYlVBhwfvL4 Its cool that that encounter happened in the book as well. I love how even though the time period is different, the subjects are still relevant. -- Now about this article, some of these things are of course based of a fictional character. But, I don't think that's the point of the article. Its more about how to open your mind and observe closely what's in front of you. Perhaps, learning and applying the lessons from the fictional Holmes will actually expand ones horizons. Being that this is Hacker News , and the article was posted on Fast Company, I see how this may benefit a developer or an entrepreneur. You may be able to solve problems just by sitting back and not moving too fast. By simply being mindful and patient, maybe the solution will not only come to you but even compel you to act on it. At least that's what I got out of it...