Gretchen Rubin on Discovering How To Live Life In Five Senses
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
Erik Fisher
4.5 • 877 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
This week I was delighted to welcome Gretchen Rubin back to the show for a great conversation about her new book, Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World. Gretchen has been on the show in the past and it’s always great to catch up with her and see what she has been researching or pondering, and this new book is no exception.
In LIFE IN FIVE SENSES Gretchen’s revelatory journey of self-experimentation, she explores the mysteries and joys of the five senses as a path to a happier, more mindful life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, philosophy, literature, and her own efforts to practice what she learns, she investigates the profound power of tuning into the physical world. From the simple pleasures of appreciating the magic of ketchup and adding favorite songs to a playlist, to more adventurous efforts like creating a daily ritual of visiting the Met and trying ayahuasca, Rubin shows us how to experience each day with depth, delight, and connection. In the rush of daily life, she finds, our five senses offer us an immediate, sustainable way to cheer up, calm down, and engage the world around us—as well as a way to glimpse the soul and touch the transcendent.
Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast “Happier with Gretchen Rubin,” where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
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| 1:37.6 | This week I am excited to finally be able to share this conversation I had with Gretchen Rubin. |
| 1:43.5 | I alluded to this a few episodes ago when I re-released a previous conversation that I had with her about her book The Four Tendencies. |
| 1:51.0 | This time around we are diving into her brand new book, Life in Five |
| 1:56.5 | Census, which is a journey for her of self-experimentation exploring the mysteries and joys of the five senses as a path to a happier and more |
| 2:08.1 | mindful life. In the book she draws on cutting-edge science, philosophy, literature, and a lot of self-experimentation |
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