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A.J. Jacobs

πŸ‘€ Speaker
445 total appearances

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Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And I found it was affecting my day.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Materially, I wasn't as happy.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And I went back to it.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And now I am committed.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I think I'm going to do it for the foreseeable future.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I love it.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I love it.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Well, in writing down things that annoy you, it's part of getting curious instead of furious, right?

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Exactly.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

Maybe it's not as big as I thought it was once I write it down.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And why does that annoy me so much?

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

It's like a little puzzle.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

It is a little puzzle.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

So, AJ, what are you looking forward to right now?

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

I am looking forward, I feel very lucky that I get to do what I do for a living.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

And part of my overall thesis is that life, that we should all experiment with our lives.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

So, and you don't have to grow a beard and wear a robe like I did for following the Bible, but it could be just small experiments.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

It could be trying a new toothpaste, a new way to work.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

et cetera.

Before Breakfast
Solving puzzles, with A.J. Jacobs

So I am always looking forward to the next experiment because I think it keeps life interesting.