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The Year of Living Biblically One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

A. J. Jacobs

The author of Know It All documents his improbable adventure of living one year in literal compliance with biblical rules, a quest during which he adhered to famous and lesser-known scriptural laws, from being fruitful and multiplying to growing a beard and avoiding mixed-fiber clothing. 175,000 fir...

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

The author detailed following all the rules in the Bible for a year, which included having a crazy beard and cautiously stoning adulterers with pebbles. A major takeaway from this experience was the importance of gratitude and practicing acting as if one were a good person to change one's thinking.

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For example, if he lived according to the rules of the Bible for a year, he spent a year engaging in an insane fitness routine, things like that.

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The author detailed following all the rules in the Bible for a year, which included having a crazy beard and cautiously stoning adulterers with pebbles. A major takeaway from this experience was the importance of gratitude and practicing acting as if one were a good person to change one's thinking.

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For example, if he lived according to the rules of the Bible for a year, he spent a year engaging in an insane fitness routine, things like that.

I did a book called the Year of Living Biblically where I followed all the rules in the Bible the famous ones like the Ten Commandments but I also had a crazy beard I also stoned adulterers but I use very small stones like pebbles so I didn't I didn't go to jail

another one was the one we were talking about about how acting your way into a new way of thinking so you know part of my goal was in addition to the crazy stuff like stoning adulterers I had to do a sort of moral makeover because the Bible says you shouldn't gossip

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