A.J. Jacobs
Renowned as "the human guinea pig," A.J. Jacobs has outsourced his life to India, read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in a quest to become the smartest person in the world, lived modern life as the ultimate biblical man, and followed every bit of modern medical advice in a quest to become the healthiest man alive. Throwing himself into bizarre situations all in the name of a little curiosity and a lot of humor, Jacobs chronicles his experiences in his New York Times bestsellers The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All, and in his latest, Drop Dead Healthy.
Known far and wide for his clever commentary and prose, Jacobs is the editor at large at Esquire magazine. He has written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and New York Magazine. But, it has been his unique life experiments that have greatly defined him.
By answering questions few would even think of asking, Jacobs has earned a fresh understanding of how the most absurd of moments can become the most incredibly profound. There is deeper knowledge to be gained about the bigger lessons in life by keeping an open mind and finding inspiration everywhere.
Clever, incredibly witty, and quirky, Jacobs will help you see the world in ways never imagined—through the eyes of a man who has walked in the shoes of Moses, consumed 33,000 pages of knowledge, and followed the caveman diet. His other adventures in living life as an experiment are chronicled in The Guinea Pig Diaries, a compilation of essays exploring such hilarious adventures as "My Outsourced Life" and "My Life as a Hot Woman."
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Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
A.J. Jacobs lives his life as an experiment. In his New York Times bestsellers The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, Jacobs tackled mental and spiritual challenges; in his most recent book, Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection, he physically challenged himself to live a healthy life from head to toe.
In this talk, based on his latest book (which he wrote on a treadmill!), Jacobs shares his journey following the latest medical advice to become his healthiest self—which included trying every diet plan, every workout routine, and every self-improvement tip he could find. Armed with a healthier diet and a healthier outlook, Jacobs encourages audiences to be mindful of the steps they can take to find their own "bodily perfection."
My Year of Living Biblically
Raised in a secular family, but increasingly interested in the role of religion in our world, AJ Jacobs decided to learn about the Bible firsthand: by living it. He vowed to spend a year following every single rule in the Bible from the famous ones (the Ten Commandments) to the often-ignored laws (don't shave your beard, do not wear clothes made of mixed fibers -- even stone adulterers). The result is a fascinating look at religion -- one that is both reverent and irreverent, funny but deeply serious.
Change Your Behavior, Change Your Mind
Jacobs's year of biblical living taught him that the most powerful way to change his mind was to change his behavior. The mind will catch up. As he says, "fake it till you make it." It's how he claims he learned to be a better person and a better businessman.
Walking a Mile in Others' Shoes
Want to know what your customer is thinking? Live your life as the customer for a week. It's the same with understanding how your rival thinks. Jacobs stresses the importance of immersing yourself in other points of view to make yourself a better businessperson.
The Know-It-All: Behind One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
In this engaging and delightful talk based on his New York Times best-selling book, speaker A.J. Jacobs gives a behind-the-scenes look at his journey to "become the smartest person in the world" by reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z, all 44 million words of it.
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