A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs
Arnold Stephen "A. J." Jacobs, Jr.is an American journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. He is the editor at large for Esquire and has worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth20 March 1968
CountryUnited States of America
people sitting world
Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
motivation inspiration drunk
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
mistake should insight
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
real fighting years
A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.
years europe organization
The World Health Organization ... estimated that 1.6 million years of healthy living are lost every year in Europe because of noise pollution.
moving sitting research
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.
python body goats
I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
writing years fans
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.