	 	 	 	 X A	Few	Final	Words 	 I	hope	that	your	journey	for	knowledge	does	not	end	here,	and	that	this	book has	taught	or	reaffirmed	to	you	the	importance	of	being	aware	of	your surroundings,	and	understanding	people. 	Not	only	is	deduction	a	great	party	trick (because	come	on,	let's	face	it,	that's	one	of	the	reasons	you	picked	up	this book),	but	it	gives	you	an	alternate	way	of	thinking	and	perceiving	life,	and	it can	be	of	great	benefit	in	the 	most	unexpected	of	situations. 	 Erin	Rideour,	owner	of	the	blog	“The	Brain	Attic”,	once	deduced	herself	out of	being	lost. 	 One	morning	a	while	back	I	was	driving	to	a	part	of	town	I	don't	go to	except	to	visit	this	one	thrift	store. 	Naturally	I	don't	know	the surrounding	neighborhood	much	at	all. 	When	I	came	to	my	turn	the road	was	blocked	off	for	construction,	so	I	had	to	take	the	next	street and	figure	out	how	to	weave	my	way	to	my	destination. 	The	roads	in this	area	are	hilly	and	very	windy	and	confusing. 	Rather	than	waste gas	guessing	at	which	turnings	to	take,	I	started	to	follow	the	car	in front	of	me	based	on	these	observations: 	 There	is	a	preschool	on	the same	street	as	the	thrift	store,	which	has	short	hours. 	The	kids	will be	getting	picked	up	by	their	parents	around	this	time	of	late morning. 	 The	car	in	front	of	me	is	an	SUV	with	the	back	window	plastered with	rainbow	flower	decals. 	This	is	a	poor	Hispanic	neighborhood, so	for	someone	to	spend	the	extra	money	on	a	larger	vehicle	with more	space	and	poorer	gas	mileage,	they've	done	it	out	of	necessity