Life in Five Senses - How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

''An inspiring and practical guide to living in the moment'' - Susan Cain, author of Quiet

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project turns to the five senses.

For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin studied happiness and human nature, but one day she realised she''d been overlooking a key element: her five senses. Spending so much time stuck in her head, these vital sensations of life had begun to slip away, unnoticed. This epiphany lifted her from a state of foggy preoccupation into a world rediscovered by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching.

In this journey of self-experimentation, Rubin explores the mysteries and joys of embracing the senses as a path to a happier, more mindful life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, philosophy, literature and her own efforts to practice what she learns, she investigates the power of tuning in to the physical world.

From the simple pleasures of app