The Next Big Idea

SENSES: Gretchen Rubin’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into the World

Apr 20, 2023

55:38

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Tips for Art Appreciation: Shifting Scale, Emptiness, and Using Postcards

01:34

The Utilitarian Role of Color in Keeping Us Engaged with Our Phone

01:16

The Effects of Music on Surgery

01:59

Introduction

4min

How to Write and Sell Your Nonfiction Book Proposal

2min

How Exploring the Censes Got Me Out of My Head

2min

The Beauty of Sight

2min

The Importance of Repetition

2min

How to Look at Art Differently

2min

How to Pay Attention to the Past

2min

Tips for Younger Listeners

2min

How to Use Your Phone as a Tool That You Need but Not the Downside of It

2min

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How to Surprise Yourself With Color

2min

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The Joy of Colorful Stripes

2min

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The Sound of Wood Ash Dropping a Fire

2min

13.

The Sound of Grand Central

2min

14.

The Power of Music

3min

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The Power of Music

2min

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The Effects of Music on Surgery

2min

17.

The Sensation of Smell

2min

18.

The Five Sensations Portrait of My Husband Jamie

2min

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The Power of Smell

2min

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Retro Nasal Olfaction

2min

21.

The Appreciated Taste

2min

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The Power of Touch

4min

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The Importance of Hugging

2min

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The Importance of Hugging

2min

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How to Tap Into the Sensuality in a Way That's Right for You

3min

What do your five senses — sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch — have to do with happiness? According to Gretchen Rubin, a great deal. The world around us, she says, has the potential to dazzle, to entertain, to trigger a state of rapture. If only we pay attention. Today on the show, she shares with Rufus the tools she's developed to delight in the physical world.

Gretchen's new book is "Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World." You can learn more at https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/ And be sure to check out Gretchen's audio apothecary on Spotify!

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