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How Awe Stops Your Clock
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
Melanie Rudd, Kathleen Vohs, and Jennifer Aaker found that the experience of awe—the sight of the Grand Canyon, the birth of a child, a spectacular thunderstorm—changes our perception of time. When we experience awe, time slows down. It expands. We feel like we have more of it. And that sensation lifts our well-being. “Experiences of awe bring peop
... See moreDaniel H. Pink • When
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
We spend a lot of time in life trying to make ourselves feel bigger — to project ourselves, occupy space, command attention, demand respect — so much so that we seem to have forgotten how comforting it can be to feel small and experience the awe that comes from being silenced by something greater than ourselves, something unfathomable, unconquerabl
... See moreJulia Baird • Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder and things that sustain you when the world goes dark
Experiencing awe comes from what Dr. Keltner has called a “perceived vastness,” as well as something that challenges us to rethink our previously held ideas