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A.J. Jacobs

πŸ‘€ Speaker
445 total appearances

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Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

That's a phrase I love.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And I have a list of like 50 of those.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

So I'll just look at those during the morning for a couple of minutes to ground myself.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I have the brainstorming.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I do split up my exercise throughout the day.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

So I do five minutes on the treadmill.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

In the morning, but then I'll do I'll get back on four or five times and do another five minutes.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

But I from my research and I'm not a doctor, I think it's a little more healthy than bunching all of the exercise at once.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

So those are just a few of the things I love to do.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I love that.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Well, next time I want to get off the treadmill after five minutes, I'm going to remember that.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Exactly.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

It's a good excuse.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Of course, I have to get back on at some point.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

That's the downside.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Oh, well.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Oh, well.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And I'm curious, when you mentioned earlier that 98% of the ideas are bad, how do you know a bad idea from a good one?

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Oh, it's a great question.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I have a couple of tests that I do.