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monkeyhouse's review
5.0
The production feels more like a narrative podcast (think Radiolab) than a traditional audiobook which I really enjoyed. I am NOT an outside person, even though I do love nature. This book has me contemplating how to make "nature fixes" a more regular occurrence.
cosmicrusalka's review
5.0
Very enjoyable. I desperately want to go on a camping retreat now. (I'm not an outdoorsy person)
ejtthatsme's review
3.0
Very interesting concept but the experiments they ran were extremely flawed and biased. From personal experience, I can attest to the merit of spending more time outdoors, but this is a personal anecdote and not a controlled, scientifically rigorous experiment that this book claims to describe.
melimish's review
4.0
I am getting ready for an interview today I am going through my prep routine, I usually zone in and read, listen to music but overall stay away from social media so I can be focused. I've cried at least three times listening to these stories. For anyone dealing with Trauma and/or PSTD I recommend this book/Audible. I've had this book for a while and never took the time to listen until today. Maybe it's perfect timing for me personally in my own life. It's an interesting look into trying to use nature to heal, connect and find a bit of introspection.
mnyberg's review
3.0
The author explores three varied scenarios and the results with both soft and hard data. The author also uses herself as one of the participants. Fairly well done.
camichristine's review
3.0
Fun to listen to on Audible --- Definitely reminds me how much I want to be out in NATURE and reminded me to be more intentional about getting time outdoors.
jfkaess's review
4.0
The premise is that three days spent totally in nature can have a profound impact on both physical and emotional health, on creativity and on mood. This short book is the account of the author taking several groups of men and women on three day treks into nature accompanied by scientists taking various book samples as well as psychological tests. The book is mostly accounts and interviews with the participants and the results of the actual tests are saved until the end of the book. I won't spoil it, but there is definately groundwork here which shows that nature has a good impact on us in many ways.
hellokateye's review
1.0
This feels like a woman grasping at straws to prove something she wants to believe. I agree with the hypothesis - nature heals by helping us become mindful. However, the dialogue feels forced and the data is statistically insignificant. It would have been better to focus more on the stories of the campers and less on the "science".
jrsouthwick's review
2.0
Are all of the audible originals this pointless? It wasn’t really an audiobook, but more like a podcast, and it could’ve been summed up in a short article. There was lots of needless chatter.