Sally Kohn: I was deeply annoyed by a gratitude journal. It did not work for me as a tool, even though it is like a tool that people are often often point to as a useful tool. She started keeping a five senses journal where each day she would just like write one kind of standout experience. "It helps us tap into this transcendent quality of everyday life," says Kohn.
Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin was warned that her eyesight was in peril. It shocked her into realising she'd taken all of her five senses for granted - and so she resolved to wring every ounce of joy from the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures around her.
Concluding her conversation with Dr Laurie Santos, Gretchen explains how to be more alive to smell, taste and touch - building on the ideas in her new book Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World.
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