May 28, 2024
Do you have one person whose work you’ve looked to for inspiration? For me, that’s Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project, and it’s why I was so excited to get her on Humans Outside for a sit-down.
It was such a fun conversation that I want to make sure you get to hear it in this best of humans outside episode. I hope you love this interesting and inspirational conversation with Gretchen Rubin.
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Some of the good stuff:
[3:05] Gretchen Rubin’s favorite outdoor space
[4:10] How Gretchen became someone who likes to go outside
[6:35] The problem of things taking effort
[8:47] Why Gretchen started her Life in 5 Senses project
[11:33] Does she still go to this place every day?
[11:38] How that practice is like a sit spot
[14:40] The freedom (and challenge) of doing something every day
[18:28] Gretchen’s favorite sense and how her experiment impacted it
[19:41] What do we lose when we ignore our senses?
[22:27] All about Gretchen’s daily outdoor project
[24:15] The difference between a chore and recess outside
[27:00] Why the freedom to choose your own rules is important (and hard)
[30:13] The inspiration for Gretchen’s project
[33:17] How her five sense are influencing her outdoor project
[36:19] Personal habits that make her outdoor time better
[40:21] Gretchen’s favorite outdoor moment