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.
A. J. JACOBSIf 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.”
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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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 found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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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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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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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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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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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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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 know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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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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