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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 grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.
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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 was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
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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.”
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I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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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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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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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.
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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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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 love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset - and sandals - of my forefathers.
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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.
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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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