'How To Find Lost Objects' — by Professor Solomon

Kevin Kelly featured this book recently in Cool Tools so you know it's good.

With an appearance in Cool Tools — or a name like Smucker's — you know it has to be good.

But I digress.

The book costs $6.95 new at Amazon or you can pick up a used copy there for $2.46 — you do what's best for you.

Long story short: if you apply the principles in this book you will become a Finder, rather than the Loser you've been your whole life up to now.

That resonated with me.

But I digress again.

There's even a Certificate of Proficiency at the end of the book for you to insert your name into, then have Perma Plaqued or framed.

There's a page of quotations on the subject of losing things.

My favorite, from George Bergman: "The quickest way to find something you've lost or misplaced is to purchase another just like it."

Ha.

There are FunFacts about losing stuff.

For example: "The average person could spend up to two months of his life searching — often fruitlessly — for things she/he has lost."

Professor Solomon writes that if you apply his techniques "missing objects virtually line up to be found!"

Sound pretty good?

But perhaps still not good enough to drop $2.46 or $6.95 on the book?

I feel your hesitation.

How about if I provide the heart of the book right here and now for free?

Would you like that?

Is that a low enough price for you?

Sheesh.

Here, then, without further ado, are Professor Solomon's 12 Principles For Finding Lost Objects:

1) Don't Look for It

2) It's Not Lost — You Are

3) Remember the Three C's [Comfort, Calmness, Confidence]

4) It's Where It's Supposed to Be

5) Domestic Drift

6) You're Looking Right at It

7) The Camouflage Effect

8) Think Back

9) Look Once, Look Well

10) The Eureka Zone

11) Tail Thyself

12) It Wasn't You

See: that didn't hurt a bit, did it?

Allow me to close with a joke I just made up for you.

Q. What can you say about a person busy finding something lost?

A. They're in recovery.