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I love the books of A.J. Jacobs and this one is no exception. In The Guinea Pig Diaries, Jacobs devotes a month each to several "experiments". He outsources his life to two firms in Bangalore, India--this was actually an on-going experiement--and representatives of the firms took care of his schedule, answered his email, argued with his wife, and even, on occasion, read to his son at bedtime. He spends a month practicing Radical Honesty, which is removing all filters between the brain and the mo
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I listened to the audio version of this book (which you must) and listening to the author's voice really brought a whole other level of awesome to this book. My favorite parts are the outsourcing his life to India, and helping his nanny get a date. Listened to this while cooking in my kitchen really made the time go by faster! A. J. Jacobs does the things that we only think about doing. A great read!
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Cute and funny. I didn't care for the first chapter on online dating and thought I wouldn't like the rest of the book, but I soldiered on and found the rest to be more enjoyable. I'm looking forward to checking out his other books.
*I spent alot of my life viewing my body as a way to transport my intellect from place to place.
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*I spent alot of my life viewing my body as a way to transport my intellect from place to place.
*Behavior shapes your thoughts. ...more
Typical Jacobs book where he picks a topic and lives it for a designated period of time. This book isn't just one idea (reading the encyclopedia or living according to the bible) but several ideas (i.e. living as a woman, being completely honest). It's short and entertaining. I think the best part was his wife getting the last words.
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