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.”
A. J. JACOBSA 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.
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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Behavior shapes emotions.
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I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
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Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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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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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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There’s a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one
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