{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"323 Outdoor Diary: Listening for the Sense of Hearing Outside","description":"What happens when you take the time and intentionality to listen -- I mean really listen -- outside? So much of our auditory experiences are about blocking sounds out. But happens when we flip things around and choose to purposefully let sounds in? That\u2019s what I tried to do during a recent week focusing on my sense of hearing during my outdoor adventures. And what I found was deeply enriching. It showed me how my brain can reset, ruly challenging listening is and why it\u2019s worth it. Listen to this episode to hear more now! Connect with this episode: Listen to Gretchen Rubin on Humans Outside (\u201cAdvice for Making Outdoor Time Better via Life in 5 Senses\u201d) Join the Humans Outside Challenge Follow Humans Outside on Instagram Follow Humans Outside on Facebook Some of the good stuff: [:32] I purposefully ignore this sense and so do you [1:26] My own five senses experiment and where it came from [2:30] Here\u2019s what I found by leaning into my sense of hearing [2:45] First, there was relief [3:10] A few examples of what I heard [3:30] What those sounds bring [3:45] OK but it was also really hard [4:25] Your assignment ","author_name":"Humans Outside","author_url":"http:\/\/www.humansoutside.com","html":"