1KHO 267: Life in Five Senses: A Journey to Joy | Gretchen Rubin, Happier with Gretchen Rubin Podcast

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In this episode of the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich sits down with bestselling author Gretchen Rubin to explore the profound connection between happiness and our sensory experiences. With over 200 million downloads of her podcast "Happier with Gretchen Rubin," and her new book "Life in Five Senses" about to hit the shelves in paperback form, Rubin delves into the importance of staying present and engaged through our five senses. From the power of eye contact to the impact of scent on memories, Rubin and Yurich discuss practical tips and insightful strategies to enhance our daily lives and cultivate happiness in the here and now. Through anecdotes, research insights, and actionable advice, listeners are invited to explore the richness of their sensory experiences and discover the transformative potential of embracing the world through all five senses. There are all sorts of fun ideas for your family to do that are covered in this one!! ** Purchase your copy of Life in Five Senses here >> https://amzn.to/4cEVZdO Learn more about Gretchen here >> https://gretchenrubin.com/ ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, here we go.
0:02.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:04.0	My name is Chini Eurich, I'm the founder of 1,000 hours outside.
0:08.0	And Gretchen Rubin is here today.
0:11.0	Welcome.
0:12.0	I'm so happy to have the chance to talk to you. Oh this is just such an honor for me I have to tell you my mom
0:18.7	she's been in a in a book club for I mean it's been a decade, maybe even almost 15 years and she just recently,
0:25.5	she chose one of your books as her pick. Oh great! So she was like, make sure you tell Gretchen,
0:30.0	they did the happiness project. Oh, I love book clubs.
0:33.2	So tell her that I'm always very excited when my book
0:36.1	is chosen for a book club.
0:37.1	So tell her very much how very much I appreciate it.
0:40.6	I sure will.
0:41.4	I sure will.
0:41.8	So she was super excited about this opportunity that I had to get a chance to talk with you and I have both the happiness project. I know you've written so many books that I have both the happiness project and Life in Five Cents is a gorgeous book, Gretchen.
0:55.0	Oh, thank you. Yeah, I mean given the subject I felt like we really needed to make it
1:01.4	just beautiful and compelling and make you feel like you
1:04.4	wanted to touch it and hold it and you know really a feast for the eyes and you know all the
1:11.2	senses it is it really is a feast for the eyes how exploring the senses got me out of my head and into my world.
1:16.9	Gretchen you are so accomplished one of today's most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature.
1:24.0	What an amazing topic to study.
1:26.3	You have all of these books that have sold millions, millions,
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