I got a sense of the amazingness of ordinary life, and I became aware of the marvel that we're around to begin with. I visited a lot of extreme communities, like the Amish, Hasidic Jews, and serpent-handlers. And I was… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense. — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
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. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It's like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes. — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“The key is to pump up your righteous anger and mute your petty resentment. I'll be happy if I can get that balance to… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving. — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero. — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
I don't believe that prayers actually change God's mind - if there is a God - but I liked praying for people in need.… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'? — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
There's a very passionate pro-chewing movement on the Internet called Chewdiasm. They say that we should be chewing 50 to 100 times per mouthful,… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
I know that history is simultaneously a bloody mess and a collection of feats so inspiring and amazing they make you proud to share… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
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