black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.

A. J. Jacobs

Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
A. J. JACOBS

Alive Eat Emotion Jealous Myself Time Wasted Time
I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action–no matter what the action is–might help you feel better.
A. J. JACOBS

Action Better Feeling Finding Help Yourself
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.
A. J. JACOBS
When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
A. J. JACOBS

Appearance Crazy Crowd Myself People
Its sort of my job to feel good.
A. J. JACOBS

Feeling Goodness Job Myself
Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
A. J. JACOBS

Aware Disease Fear Health Help Hide Learn Lost Panic Student Year
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.
A. J. JACOBS

Appeal Decide Food Innocent Plant Vegetable Violence
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
A. J. JACOBS

Death Drink Drive People
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.
A. J. JACOBS

Decision Friendship Health Himself Respect Treat
I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
A. J. JACOBS

Finding Gratitude Love Religion
I was what they call ‘skinny fat’ – a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
A. J. JACOBS

Body Depend Fat Food Goat Kill Python Skin Swallowing
Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
A. J. JACOBS

Creation Idea Innovative Level Magic Moving Quality Technology Time TV
Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
A. J. JACOBS

Dedication Dream Energy Inspire Miracle Motivation Power Success Will
I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
A. J. JACOBS

Garden Good Natural Positivity
Behavior shapes emotions.
A. J. JACOBS

Behavior Emotion Family Relation Shape Society Trust
Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.
A. J. JACOBS

I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More A. J. Jacobs Quotes