What Puzzles Can Teach Us About Life with A.J. Jacobs
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Embark on a mind-expanding journey with author AJ Jacobs as he unravels the paradox of personal growth through puzzles! While challenging assumptions and finding joy in the process, A.J. explores the fascinating conflict between perseverance and giving up too easily and how this applies to solving actual puzzles and the puzzles of life.
In this episode, you'll be able to:
- Unearth the potential of puzzles to develop your cognitive skills and problem-handling capabilities
- Find the balance between curiosity and empathy in facilitating smoother disagreements resolution
- Discover how setting goals and undertaking profound quests can lend purpose to your life
- Sharpen your capacity to notice finer details for a fuller and more satisfying life experience
- Gain insights into the fine equilibrium between persistence and knowing when to step back
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| 0:00.0 | I believe in life, there's no one right answer, like you say, there's a series of answers |
| 0:05.8 | and some are better than others. |
| 0:07.8 | And part of the puzzle is figuring out what is the best answer. |
| 0:19.5 | Welcome to The One You Feed. |
| 0:21.6 | Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have, quotes |
| 0:26.2 | like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. |
| 0:31.7 | And yet for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. |
| 0:35.9 | We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. |
| 0:40.6 | We see what we don't have instead of what we do. |
| 0:43.5 | We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. |
| 0:47.0 | But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter. |
| 0:50.4 | It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. |
| 0:55.3 | This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how |
| 0:59.7 | they feed their good wolf. |
| 1:15.4 | You know, Andy, in our 22 years of friendship, this has to be the most bizarre thing we've |
| 1:19.3 | ever done. |
| 1:20.3 | I know. |
| 1:22.3 | What is a podcast where we ask our everyday vagina listeners to pull up a seat at the |
| 1:27.0 | best friend's table as we share our most personal and humiliating body stories? |
| 1:31.4 | We are going to discuss all body things, like what exactly are we supposed to do with |
| 1:35.0 | our pubes? |
| 1:36.0 | Harry Menopause, our wax period, and so much more. |
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