Cultivating Gratitude, Happiness, and Curiosity with ‘The Human Guinea Pig’ A.J. Jacobs

A.J. Jacobs is an author and journalist who has earned the nickname ‘The Human Guinea Pig’ due to his willingness to partake in grueling lifestyle experiments designed to improve his physical and emotional wellbeing. In the pursuit of personal development, A.J. has read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica, embarked on a quest to achieve bodily perfection, and trained himself to turn fear and negativity into courage and gratitude. A.J.’s bestselling book, Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey, tells the story of his journey from New York to Colombia to thank all the people involved in the production of his morning cup of coffee.In this episode, you’ll hear from A.J. Jacobs on:(00:06:50) Overcoming the brain’s negative bias(00:15:41) A.J.’s gratitude hacks(00:27:02) Effective altruism(00:32:50) What A.J. learned from the Encyclopedia Britannica(00:49:45) His pursuit of perfect health