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The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.

A. J. Jacobs

I don’t believe that prayers actually change God’s mind – if there is a God – but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting. I tend to be self-obsessed, and it was nice to get out of my brain once in a while.
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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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Addiction Improvement Myself
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 love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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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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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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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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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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Behavior shapes emotions.
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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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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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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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My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it’ll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It’s like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
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The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.

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