2023-04-24
32 分钟Pushkin.
The orange in the walk sign is terrible, like the don't walk orange is awful, right?
For the last few months, I've been really trying to notice the world around me.
Soaking up the sights and smells.
The good and the bad.
It's amazing that garbage day smells so bad.
Like, why does it smell so bad?
I've always had decent eyesight, pretty good hearing, and a nice sense of smell.
But most days, I've not really appreciated these senses.
It's usually only something truly extraordinary that wakes me up.
An amazing sunset or vacation, or a super expensive fine dining experience.
I usually fail to savor the normal things.
You know, the stuff that's around me each and every day.
That is, until I was given an advance copy of Life in Five Senses,
how exploring the senses got me out of my head and into the world.
It's a new book from Happiness Expert and podcaster Gretchen Rubin.
Following Gretchen's example, I've started to better notice and appreciate the world around me.
I think the best orange is like the color of Luke Skywalker's X-wing fighter uniform in the original Star Wars.
That's like the perfect pristine orange.
In our episode last time,