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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.

A. J. Jacobs

Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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Dedication Dream Energy Inspire Miracle Motivation Power Success Will
Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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Creation Idea Innovative Level Magic Moving Quality Technology Time TV
Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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Garden Good Natural Positivity
I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It’s like, it’s really bad. It’s like Paula-Deen-glazed-bacon-doughnut bad. So I now move around as much as possible.
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Goodness Horrible Move Myself Possible Research
I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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Addiction Improvement Myself
The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.
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Decision Friendship Health Himself Respect Treat
I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven times after coitus).
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Birth Control Delicious Idea Jumping Technique
Scrabble – The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they’d get along OK, but they’d both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, “That guy is kinda delusional.”
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Head Illusion Kind Past Present Thinking Walk
One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
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Evolution God Growth Interest Kindness Oneself
After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
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Appeal Decide Food Innocent Plant Vegetable Violence
A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It’s just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.
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Delay Sheep Sleep Study
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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Death Drink Drive People
Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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Alive Eat Emotion Jealous Myself Time Wasted Time
It’s hard to be in a bad mood when you’re walking around looking like you’re about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.
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Bad Mood Play Sports Walk Yourself

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