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Bookmark or Share- How Awe Can Help Us Through Tough Times - Greater GoodAwe arises when we confront a phenomenon that, by virtue of its vastness, challenges our understanding of the world. We tend to think of this vastness as physically big, but the stimuli can be “deep,” as an idea or an experience. Awe is the process by which we mark the encounter with emotion.
- The Science of Awe - Greater GoodAwe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world. It’s a universal emotion, and research shows its impacts are astounding. On The Science of Awe, the new series by The Science of Happiness, we explore what happens in our bodies and brains when we experience the vast and ...
- Eight Reasons Why Awe Makes Your Life Better - Greater Good1. Awe may improve your mood and make you more satisfied with your life. Need a mood boost or a stress slayer? Some studies suggest that experiencing awe may help. And you don’t have to take a trip to the Grand Canyon to get the job done. Just watching awe-inducing slideshows and videos can improve your mood and well-being, according to a few ...
- Six Ways to Incorporate Awe Into Your Daily Life - Greater GoodAwe makes us happier and more satisfied with life. Paquette points readers toward numerous studies that demonstrate how awe can impact our mood. In one study conducted a few years ago, participants were shown a slideshow of either commonplace nature scenes (like an oak tree) or awe-inspiring nature scenes (like the Grand Canyon) and were asked ...
- Can Awe Boost Health? - Greater Good“That awe, wonder and beauty promote healthier levels of cytokines suggests that the things we do to experience these emotions—a walk in nature, losing oneself in music, beholding art—has a direct influence upon health and life expectancy,” said UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, a co-author of the study.
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