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In My Life as an Experiment, A.J. Jacobs invites readers to watch him test out life’s big questions—happiness, dating, morality, and marriage—by becoming a human guinea pig. He immerses himself in challenges that range from outsourcing his routine to a team in Bangalore, practicing Radical Honesty for a month, attending the Academy Awards in the guise of a star, and attempting to live by George Washington’s principles. Each experiment is narrated with Jacobs’ characteristic wit, offering both introspective insight and comedic moments that also push his patient wife Julie to her limits. The book presents a collection of essays that explore self‑actualization through playful, practical experiments in everyday life.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Jacobs, A. J.
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