Why We Like Puzzles, and What We Get From Them

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Puzzles may seem like fairly pedestrian pastimes — fun ways to while away a rainy afternoon. And while they certainly do make for satisfying diversions, my guest would say they're also more than that, and can teach us plenty about life as well. His name is A.J. Jacobs, and he's the author of The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life.

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0:00.0	Bratmike here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.
0:11.4	Puzzles may seem like fairly pedestrian pastimes, fun ways to while away a rainy afternoon,
0:15.9	while they certainly do make for satisfying diversions, my guests would say they're
0:19.5	also more than that.
0:20.5	I think it teaches plenty about life as well.
0:22.7	His name is AJ Jacobs and he's the author of the Puzzler, One Man's Quest to solve the
0:26.6	most baffling puzzles ever from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life.
0:31.0	Today the show AJ explains what makes a puzzle a puzzle and why we're drawn to them and enjoy
0:34.3	them so much.
0:35.3	We then discuss the charm of certain puzzles, from crosswords and rubies cubes to jigsaws
0:38.6	and mazes.
0:39.6	Along the way, we discuss some of the strategies behind solving these puzzles and how these
0:42.6	strategies can help you come in all around better thinker and decision maker and better
0:45.9	navigating the puzzling dilemmas of life itself.
0:48.8	The show's over check at our show notes at a whim dot is slash puzzles.
1:03.5	AJ Jacobs welcome back to the show.
1:05.5	I am delighted to be back for it's been since episode 53.
1:09.4	Man, yeah, you're one of the, the one of the first ones.
1:12.0	You're on the first now.
1:13.0	I'm honored to be.
1:14.0	Yeah.
1:15.0	Yeah, now we're in the eight hundreds and you got a new book out called The Puzzler.
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