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Awe

Awe

By Dacher Keltner

The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Penguin Press, 2023.

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16 Key insights

A brief summary of Awe

An eye-opening study of one of the most overlooked and underappreciated emotions that humans experience—awe—and the ways in which it binds our world together.

Key insights in Awe

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What do you get from this book? The life-changing impact of awe and the science behind it
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Awe is a subjective experience that expands our minds and energizes our emotions
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Even though awe is an emotion, it is unique both in how people perceive it, and how it affects us
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True wonder helps release our self-important attitude, and inspires scientific inquiry
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Humans evolved to communicate with language and to be comforted by physical sensations
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Moral beauty is the inner goodness people express through their outward actions
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Collective effervescence brings together disparate groups and stirs them to awe through movement
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Wild awe relies on environmental forces to improve our mental and physical health
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Music is one of the oldest symbols used to express wonder and unity
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Visual design encompasses many forms and often portrays soul-stirring patterns that carry deep meaning
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Spirituality and religion are important concepts, though the exact nature of beliefs is highly individual
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Life and death are difficult experiences that can inspire us in unexpected ways
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Epiphanies connect cultures around the world and drive the evolution of science, philosophy, and thought
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Awe

Psychologists • anthropologists • students of human emotion and behavior • sociologists interested in shared identity • anyone who’s experienced the loss of a loved one • those seeking inspiration

About the author of Awe

Dacher Keltner is a Mexican-born American psychologist and professor based at the University of California, Berkley. As director of the Berkley Social Interaction Lab, Keltner studies human emotion and identity in addition to global issues of inequality and power. He is the host of popular podcast The Science of Happiness, and author of the bestselling book Born to Be Good.

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Dacher Keltner

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