Snap Deduction In a Real-time Setting

Last update: 10, Aug, 2023.

If you’re reading this post, you’ve come to the advanced deduction. Just in case you are not ready yet, you should try beginner or intermediate posts.

Constraints

By far, deduction in real-time setting will be the hardest. It’s a combination of close observation, observation from afar, and social-constraint setting.

In a real-time setting or social setting, obviously, you can’t just stare at people for 5 minutes without being a creep. The drawback of being a creep is far greater than potentially making a successful deduction, most of the time.

You can either “snap deduction” or be the James Bond of deduction, aka be smooth. I will include how to be “James Bond” if you want, but in this post, let’s focus on snap deduction.

You might want to read: Deduction From Afar

What is snap deduction

In a company, let’s just say accounting firm, when you have an increased workload, there’re 2 ways to increase productivity and match the required workload. You can either hire better employees or outsources.

Can you see what I’m saying?

In deduction, you can either practice and make yourself better over time, or snap deduction.

When you see an individual, you’ll have less than 5 seconds to observe before becoming a creep. You’ll need to use all 5 seconds to observe and not deduce.

After the observation time, when you’re not in front of that individual, or staring at one, that’s when you run back to your memory and start deducing.

This is how fast observation should be. Make it your habit, even if you don’t gain as much information as Sherlock does.