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My Life As An Experiment: A.J. Jacobs

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A.J. Jacobs on the Dangers of 'Radical Honesty'

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Author A.J. Jacobs discusses his foray into the enlightening and occasionally precarious world of "radical honesty," which involves saying what you're thinking at all times. Kanye West, he says, is a "posture child for the perils of radical honesty."
A.J. Jacobs: What I Learned from Reading the Encyclopedia

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Author A.J. Jacobs describes details he retained from reading the encyclopedia cover to cover. He explains that while 98% of what he read has been forgotten, many odd facts - like the number of nipples on a possum - are "stuck."
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axeofgod

Posted: 10.18.09, 08:55 AM

this guy was great on the colbert report

Maureen +

Posted: 10.07.09, 09:57 AM

He has found his niche in life. Very awkward, nonetheless inspiring, man.

MTGRAY

Posted: 09.25.09, 12:37 PM

Direct honesty whatever the situation. to be direct in the objective without want of or want to persuade any one point of view. other than the position one takes is the right to who i,m and not what societies project one to be.

jfinite

Posted: 09.24.09, 07:51 AM

Very interesting!

Invictus_88

Posted: 09.24.09, 07:15 AM

What a strange man.

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