Sometimes people will walk the same route with their dog because they like to see the trees changing over time. I thought wanting to visit the same place every day was idiosyncratic, but I've since talked to a lot of people who've had the same impulse. I'm an all-or-nothing person, so it's more appealing to do something every day than some days. I've always been attracted to repetition and the possibilities of repetition. Why was this a profound exercise for you? You write that this led you to go from noticing to appreciating things.
It can be hard to recall memories, so considering what your childhood bedroom looked like or what your favorite clothes in college were can be grounding and allow you to explore your memory.įor part of your research, you started visiting the same place, The Met, every day. That made me feel much more connected to my past-and I didn’t have to wait for someone to serve me a coffee cake that reminded me of my grandmother’s. I did a taste timeline where I thought back to the tastes of my life, and then I called my sister and reminisced with her. What I’ve found is you can very deliberately reach back. It feels very exciting if you smell something that reminds you of summer camp, and it all floods back, but that’s opportunistic.
A lot of the time, we remember things without remembering that we remember them. I think people know this but don’t realize how much we can deliberately use it. We’re overlooking how we can tap into our senses to evoke memories. What are we missing out on or overlooking when it comes to our senses? The result is a playful look at how we can harness the power of our senses for better health, more creativity, and more profound joy. The author explored “the universe” our senses offer and meticulously researched each one-all to lift herself out of her fog. “I'd be walking on the beach, but I'd be rewriting a paragraph in my head, and I wouldn't see what was around me, or I wouldn't feel the sand under my feet or smell the ocean.” “I was lost in a fog of preoccupation,” she tells The Sunday Paper. In Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World, Rubin takes us on a revealing look at how she'd been failing to appreciate one of the most accessible elements of happiness: our ability to see, smell, taste, touch, and hear.
The topic is stunning in its simplicity and complexity. Rubin's latest book stays close to her beat. She also hosts the hit podcast 'Happier with Gretchen Rubin.' Helping us to smile more and live better is her passion. The author has written numerous bestselling books, including The Happiness Project and The Four Tendencies. Gretchen Rubin has become one of the most profound voices in the quest for happiness.
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