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96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1887
I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.This just struck me as particularly awesome from a story perspective. Not only does such a philosophy provide a cloak of believability to Sherlock’s preternatural detecting skills, but his glaring knowledge deficiencies make him that much more fascinating as a character.
I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skilful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order.
The proper study of mankind is man.
"هناك الخيط القرمزي للجريمة يجري خلال نسيج الحياة عديم اللون وواجبنا أن نفك خيوطه ونفصله لكشف كل بوصة منه"تدور الأحداث حول جون واتسون العائد من بعثة عسكرية بريطانية من أفغانستان
معارفه في الأدب : صفر
معارفه في الفلسفة : صفر
معارفه في علم الفلك : صفر
معارفه في السياسة : ضعيفة
معارفه في علم النبات : متنوعة، جيدة في الحشيش والأفيون، والسموم عامة، لكن لا يعرف عن البستنة عاما
معارفه في الجيولوجيا : عملية لكن محدودة، يميز بسهولة بين أنواع التربة المختلفة، يميز البقع علي البنطلون من أي مكان لطخته بلندن من لونها وكثافتها
معارفه في الكيمياء : عميقة
معارفه في علم التشريح : دقيقة، لكنها بعيدة عن تشريح الاجهزة بالجسم
معارفه في أدب الإثارة : ضخمة، يعرف كل تفصيل في أي رعب حدث خلال القرن
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I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.No, I should not, since almost every reviewer has used this line. So I am not going to write it in my review too and lengthen it unnecessarily, I will skip this.