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Awe is a primary stimulant for curiosity, which begets progress. It reinstates our acknowledgement of the expanse, in both the grandness of things and itti-bittiness of ourselves. In experiencing awe, and the wonder that can follow, we're invited to explore the edges of our knowledge.
Benjamin Laufer • On Awe
What is an experience of awe that you have had, when you encountered a vast mystery that transcends your understanding of the world?
Dacher Keltner • Awe
people who regularly feel awe are more likely to be generous, helpful, altruistic, ethical and relaxed.
Julia Baird • Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder and things that sustain you when the world goes dark
Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world.
Dacher Keltner • Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder
Attempting to provide an academic definition of awe, social psychologists Dacher Keltner and Jonathain Haidt wrote: ‘Two appraisals are central and are present in all clear cases of awe: perceived vastness, and a need for accommodation, defined as an inability to assimilate an experience into current mental structures.’