367 - A.J. Jacobs: Immerse Yourself in The Creative Process
James AltucherJanuary 02, 202401:05:48

367 - A.J. Jacobs: Immerse Yourself in The Creative Process

AJ Jacobs is entertaining. I think that’s the first thing I should say before I also say that he’s a six-time New York Times bestselling author. All his books are funny. And they’re extreme. I’ll explain. AJ comes up with crazy ideas and then gives us his “normal” way of life to fully immerse himself in a new (but temporary) way of life. This time he’s traveling the world to thank a thousand people who all had a hand in making his daily cup of coffee.


 


Links and Resources


"Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey (https://amazon.com) " by AJ Jacobs (you can pre-order it now) 


 “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection (https://amazon.com) ”  by AJ Jacobs


“The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (https://amazon.com) “ by AJ Jacobs


“The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World (https://amazon.com) “  by AJ Jacobs 


“My Life as an Experiment: One Man’s Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests (https://amazon.com) “  by AJ Jacobs 


"It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree" by AJ Jacobs


Visit his website ajjacobs.com (http://ajjacobs.com/)


Follow AJ on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ajjacobs) + Twitter (https://twitter.com/ajjacobs)


Also Mentioned


My interview with Dr. OZ (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/02/dr-oz-health-guru-in-america/)


23 & Me


Ancestry.com


"Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (https://amazon.com) " by Steven Pinker


Elisha Gray (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Gray) , he filed the patent for the telephone about 4 hours after Alexander Graham Bell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell)


My interview with Tom Papa (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/06/tom-papa/)


Bill Gates


Ted Kaczynski


Jay R. Ferguson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272474/?ref_=tt_cl_t1) who plays AJ in “Living Biblically”


Seinfeld (https://amazon.com)


Larry David (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_David)


Jerry Seinfeld (http://jerryseinfeld.com/)


Marlon Wayans (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005541/) who almost played AJ 


John Galecki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Galecki)


The Big Bang (https://amazon.com)


Modern Family


Louie (https://amazon.com) (Louis CK’s show)


CSI (https://amazon.com)


American Idol


Tim Ferriss (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/11/tim-ferriss-3/)


Gangum Style (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0)  


My YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQlx2klE_aNrPhz2OyKRdg)


Good Fellas (https://amazon.com)


Tom Hanks


Karma Sutra (https://amazon.com) (book)


I, Pencil (https://amazon.com) by Leonard E. Read


 


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