There is no method but to be very intelligent.
Hungry people have especially clear minds.
Along the blade of a knife lies the path of paradox—the single most worthy path of the fearless mind . . . .
In a sprint you make 100 decisions a second. What if X goes now and Y goes then? Should I take this gap or that one? You have to be sharp. Over time it becomes instinct.
If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people.
A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
I enjoy high-speed about-turns in thought.
you can give it a long name if you like, but I'm an old-fashioned woman and I call it mother-wit, and it's so rare for a man to have it that if he does you write a book about him and call him Sherlock Holmes.