Apr 26, 2022
A.J. Jacobs believes that
puzzles can save the world. The famously obscure
4-time New York Times best-selling
author of books like The
Know-It-All, Thanks a Thousand,
and The Year of Living Biblically tells
us what we can learn from them in his new book The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles
Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. We
talked about some great life lessons A.J. gleaned from puzzles,
including:
- Start with the end in mind
- Embrace the eraser (i.e. your first impression might not be accurate!), and most importantly,
- PAY ATTENTION, KNUCKLEHEAD!