Health & Fitness
A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs) is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. A.J. is also editor at large at Esquire magazine, a commentator on NPR and a columnist for Mental Floss magazine. He has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show and The Colbert Report and has given several TED talks. In this episode, we discuss: A gratitude journey thanking a thousand people Gratitude leads to happiness Thank you for thanking me The six degrees of gratitude It doesn't take a village to make a cup of coffee, it takes the world What is the luck factor? When you are grateful, you pay it forward Savor the moment The 30-Day Meditation Challenge The alphabet gratitude practice Before you use social media, take a moment to say “What am I grateful for?” The year of living biblically Focus on the good and make the world better How much the outer affects the inner When you act confident, you become confident Not gossiping makes you happier The month of being the greatest husband experiment A.J. outsourcing an argument with his wife The downsides of outsourcing The radical honesty movement It’s not healthy to be obsessed with your health The meaning of orthorexia How to set micro goals The importance of community Puzzles can save the world We should all be experimenting more Show sponsors: Organifi