Sherlock Holmes is a very astute observer. From the moment Sherlock Holmes steps into a room he’s aware of its smell, the curtains, the type of floor he’s stepping on, he’s also looking for traces of previous occupants, guests, lovers in the room, how long the person has occupied said space, the food the person eats daily, as well as the items the person took with them before leaving the scene.
Simple Idea : People are the most important thing, Become good at inferring about the little things like a persons favorite color, book, favorite perfume note, ice cream flavor and get it right the first or second try, perfection is a myth!
Does Sherlock Eat?
There is a widely popular joke that Sherlock doesn’t eat. However, the thing is Sherlock eats quite a lot, but only when no one is watching.
Food is one of the most essential human needs. He knows the smell of various plants, herbs and seeds as well as what food every animal on the food chain eats.
Eating and drinking for Sherlock Holmes is more than pleasure and consumption, even a cup of tea is a sensory heightened experience that requires smell, touch and a the sugar cube can become a case study for teamwork among ants.
Simple Idea : Become your food. Have a heightened presence about the entire process ( evolutionary and industrially ) it took for your food to be available for your consumption.
How To Be More Observant Like Sherlock Holmes?
People know that in the end he will come out with an answer to whatever problem. OK, I know he’s a fictional character and you wouldn’t buy the book if, deep down, you didn’t know he was going to solve the mystery but play along because the ideas work in real life as well.
Time seems elastic in his intuitive mind and he navigates through it different than most.
There’s a difference between being in a hurry, moving slow and purposely taking ones time, and Sherlock seems to be able to do all three at once.
Quirky and eclectic in his own right, he has several unusual habits and ways on inferring about an outcome.
Here are some of his preferred approaches he might consider
Sherlock Holmes knows what pace a persons moves, as well as their body mass based on the distance and pressure of their shoe prints alone.
Mr Holmes knows a persons overall health and eating habits based on the smell of an old cigarette butt.
Want to be more observant like Sherlock Holmes? Then look up for daily gas prices change to the very cent, as well as the average monthly stock price of the top 50 most consumed brands in the world.
A sometimes unhealthy lifestyle, Sherlock Holmes is capable of staying up for days with little to no sleep binging on a form of sensory stimuli.
Everything is a case study for an idle mind.
The End Goal Is Guaranteed Just By His Presence
By simply being there, Sherlock Holmes just brings a bizarre sporadic approach.
In a corporate routine world where everyone is terrified to be different and experiment with their ideas at work, Sherlock advocates for combining work and play seamlessly that they feed off each other.
Simple Idea : Everyone has a tempo they life life through — making decisions while still analyzing the past, future and present moment. — Let people trust your speed and assure them that in the end you will come out with the answer to the problem.
Trust Your Thinking Process
Some people draw conclusions based on logic and facts others look to emotions, facial expressions to tell who is blatantly lying and who is indeed telling the truth. and some people just go on gut feeling based on evidence, placement of objects, habitual behavior, context of situation and dive deeply into a perspective and way of doing things.
Simple Idea:
Jump to many conclusions when deciding upon something difficult, don’t let anything surprise you, then forget about it for a while
Perform a productively leisure activity ie reading,
The answer will pop up from the back of your mind!
One other idea is to use hypnosis to be more observant – it will train your subconscious mind to look for more things and figure them out better.
There is a widely popular joke that Sherlock doesn’t eat. However, the thing is Sherlock eats quite a lot, but only when no one is watching.
