Little Happier: A Great Happiness-Boosting Example from Charles Darwin

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Charles Darwin’s “Sand Walk” at Down House is a good example of how we can shape our surroundings and our schedule to help ourselves create habits that contribute to a happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative life. Get in touch: [email protected] Follow on social media: @GretchenRubin on YouTube @GretchenRubin on TikTok @GretchenRubin on Instagram @GretchenRubin on Threads Get the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotes Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now available - order here. Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.8	I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.
0:58.3	One of my secrets of adulthood is we can minister to the body
1:02.0	through the spirit and we can minister to the body through the spirit,
1:03.2	and we can minister to the spirit through the body.
1:06.9	One way we can reach the spirit through the body
1:09.0	is through walking.
1:10.5	I've been very interested to read the research
1:12.4	showing that walking boosts thinking and creativity.
1:15.4	The rhythmic natural easy effort of walking helps to boost our moods and spark flowing thoughts and helpful mind wandering.
1:23.6	Also, exercise increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain.
1:28.2	What's more, being in nature and out of doors
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