Adam Caswell
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Gretchen Rubin:
What was your "aha" moment that sparked the idea to explore the relationship between the five senses and happiness in your book?
Gretchen Rubin
During a visit to my eye doctor, he casually mentioned that I had greater risk of losing my vision. Stunned by this knowledge, I suddenly saw, heard, smelled, and felt everything around me more intensely. I realized that I’d been stuck in my head for too long, and had been ignoring the importance of my sensory experience to my feelings of happiness, connection, presence, memories, and energy.
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Blair Bieser
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Gretchen Rubin:
A psychologist I know says if clients' conscious minds could solve their problems, they wouldn't come to him. So he focuses on their subconscious minds. For example, people's conscious minds can know flying is safe, but their subconscious minds can be so afraid they won't get on an airplane. Will your new book talk about the role the subconscious mind plays in forming good habits and breaking bad ones?
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