323 Outdoor Diary: Listening for the Sense of Hearing Outside

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’s 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’s worth it.

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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’s 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