Well, leave it to George Strombolopolous to live me a big old kick in the feels again. Actually he's been doing it pretty regular lately, his YouTube really is a great stop for that modern philosopher that's hard to buy for.
This time he was talking about getting a Sherlock Holmes collection from his uncle. This has a particular resonance for me because I got my Sherlock start through a collection my Aunty Vickie got me. Touche.
He makes some.great points about how Holmes is an antithesis to modern life. He would sit for hours examining the same thing - see what others miss. Something that's hard to do.in our screen bathed and information soaked world.
But Holmes really feels like it should be required reading these days. The stories show real logic, reasoning, observation and memory. I think we could all learn a lot from Holmes.
But I think we can learn a bit from George too. I dont spend enough time reading and even less time reading fiction. I think.thats going to be something I'm going to start.doing more of.
I've spent much of my adult life thinking I'd put off getting a good book reading lamp for by my bed. Maybe I take some of this cash I'm making and get me a good light. Go to.the used book store and stick my hand in the random bin. Or go to the library!
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I was never a big fan of any of the Sherlock books, but I do appreciate him. A lot of characters copy his style of knowing everything about a person at first meeting, but don't include why they know they things like he does (ie, missing wedding ring, etc.). I find that nobody does it as well as Sherlock.
Also, Michael from Vsauce had a great idea in a recent podcast: buy library bound books. The binding and quality is as good as you can get, so they last longer, but if you buy them from a used (online) bookstore you can get them for a few bucks. The only hard part is finding something you want to read.
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