★ A walking curriculum for the urban soul. With eight proposals and twenty-four exercises, this book transforms routine city strolls into structured practices of mindfulness and self-healing. From deliberate disorientation to nocturnal wandering, each exercise invites readers to reclaim familiar streets as spaces of introspection.
★ More than a guide to walking, this is an invitation to see the city anew. Through eight lenses, focus, speed, getting lost, senses, night, others, time, and thoughts, each exercise becomes a micro-journey of healing and inner reflection.
★ The antidote to urban exhaustion. At a time when city dwellers dream of escape, this book proves that joy lies not in distant destinations but in the deliberate act of slowing down. A timely, resonant addition to the global slow living and mindfulness shelves.

How can one find happiness in the city? Some read, some listen to music, some exercise, and some choose to walk.

The cities we take for granted are busy, complex, and constantly bustling. On days off, people prefer to escape to the countryside or dream of flying elsewhere. The idea of finding happiness simply by walking in the city seems to run counter to popular belief.

This book presents eight carefully designed proposals and twenty-four exercises. From adjusting focus and changing speed to deliberately getting lost, engaging the senses, venturing into the night, and observing others, it gradually breaks the inertia of habitual walking. This is not a book about finding your way, but an invitation to reunite with yourself and your city at the most familiar street corner, discovering overlooked joys and meanings in everyday life.

Sampson Wong (黄宇轩)
Works in urban research, writing, and art creation. Since 2020, he has been running the "Walking Studies" project, promoting urban observation. He is the author of Hong Kong Walking Studies, Urban Walking Studies: Starting from Hong Kong, and This City Called Hong Kong. He is active on social media platforms, sharing content related to these themes.

Foreword
The Small Meaning of Walking
Walking Proposals
• Proposal I: Focus
• Proposal II: Speed
• Proposal III: Lost
• Proposal IV: Senses
• Proposal V: Night
• Proposal VI: Others
• Proposal VII: Time
• Proposal VIII: Thoughts
Conclusion