[A.J. Jacobs, whats coming up]: The benefit of sharing your ideas with people while youre still working on them + baking for democracy Ep 1148

Published: Oct. 18, 2024, 9 a.m.

Welcome to the final installment of my interview with A.J. Jacobs, who is a multiple New York Times bestselling author of books that chronicle his attempts to live differently and share what he's learned from his experiments.\n\nA.J.'s latest book is \u201cThe Year of Living Constitutionally,\u201d where he attempts to understand our country better by adopting the mindset and technology of our founding fathers. Fun fact: A.J. wrote \u201cThe Year of Living Constitutionally\u201d with a goose quill pen and a pot of ink while wearing a tricorn hat.\n\nWe covered:\n\n- His Election Cake Project\u2013what it\u2019s about and how you can take part (I mean, cake!)\n- The Oxford University professor whose work inspires him\n- How a song from \u201cThe King and I\u201d reminds him of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\u2013and inspired a recent article\n- Why he now doesn\u2019t hesitate to tell people about an idea he\u2019s still thinking about or working on\u2013when he used to keep those closely guarded until he had finished creating them\n- Why he wants to get back to time blocking\n- The idea he\u2019d love to implement after his kids go off to college\n- Why his morning cup of coffee only contains 40% coffee (and what makes up the other 60%)\n\n\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\n\nThank you for listening!\n\nAnd thanks to this week\u2019s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices