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It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities.--Mr Bill Berkowitz
A. J. Jacobs
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A. J. Jacobs
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
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New York City
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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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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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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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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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A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.
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I know that history is simultaneously a bloody mess and a collection of feats so inspiring and amazing they make you proud to share the same DNA structure with the rest of humanity. I know you'd better focus on the good stuff or you're screwed.
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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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The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion... But the important lesson was this: there's nothing wrong with choosing. Cafeterias aren't bad per se... the key is in choosing the right dishes. You need to pick the nurturing ones (compassion), the healthy ones (love thy neighbor), not the bitter ones.
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I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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After a while, if you're committed, you start to believe in the things in which you're praying. It's just cognitive dissonance. You can't live a completely religious life and not start to have it sink in.
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I'm all for cafeteria religion. I think there's nothing wrong with cafeterias - I've had some great meals at cafeterias. I've also had some horrible meals, so it's important to pick the right things. Take a heaping helping of compassion and mercy, and leave the intolerance on the table.
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This is what the Sabbath should feel like. A pause. Not just a minor pause, but a major pause. Not just lowering the volume, but a muting. As the famous rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel put it, the Sabbath is a sanctuary in time.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that's eating me alive.
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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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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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Plus, in one of his e-mails, the guy said he didn't like pancakes. What kind of asshole doesn't like pancakes?
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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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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