#177 - A.J. Jacobs: The Puzzler, Staying Curious In Life, Sincerity In Gratitude, Crosswords & Jigsaw Puzzles, Brain Benefits, The Sleeping Beauty Riddle, Mazes & Labyrinths, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2022

⏱️ 87 minutes

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0:00.0	I love them. There are ones, there are puzzles that are so counterintuitive and baffling.
0:06.0	True puzzlers love to be frustrated and then they love to be released from that frustration and get that aha moment.
0:14.0	Because the Rubik's Cube has 43 quintillion possible combinations. It's more than the grains of sand on her.
0:21.9	Escape rooms are very popular with the nudist community.
0:25.4	You'll meet there.
0:26.4	They'll close the door.
0:27.3	You take your clothes off.
0:28.5	You solve the puzzles.
0:29.5	You put your clothes back on and you leave.
0:31.6	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.2	mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack
0:47.1	your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice
0:52.9	and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.7	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.1	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Okay friends, today's episode is so, so fun. I am laughing, just thinking about it. And you know it's a good episode when my podcast editor, when he sends back the file, specifically comments how much he loved the episode. That is how fun this episode is. We discuss so many cool things like the role of puzzles in solving life's problems and uncertainty
1:30.8	and tension and the role of gratitude and a super perplexing mind-blowing logic problem, what you
1:37.6	need to know about jigsaws and rubics cubes, how possibly puzzles could aid the United Nations,
1:43.3	so many things. I love AJ Jacobs. Honestly, he's
1:46.8	somebody where it's just open door. He can come on anytime. He is amazing. I cannot wait to hear
1:52.9	what you guys think. The show notes for today's episode will be at Melanieavalon.com
1:57.3	slash puzzles. Those show notes will have a full transcript so definitely check that out there will be
2:01.7	two episode giveaways for this episode one will be in my facebook group i have biohackers intermittent
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