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Assignment On Maria Konnikova's 'Sherlock Holmes'

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Charlotte Cadiz Professor Fitzgerald ENC 1102 2, September 2015 Assignment 1 Maria Konnikova “Do you think like Sherlock Holmes? What the Detective Can Teach Us about Observation, Attention, and Happiness” The Arlington Reader, talked about how we can’t view and notice things around us to the max without any disturbances. Konnikova said that communication channels have put us in a frenzy. It’s destroying the way we are viewing the world throughout us and making it difficult for us to reflect openly without any troubles. If we could just ignore the communication channels we would be able to think distinctly and be much more carefree.

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