In awe, people are less transactional in how they approach the world. A brief experience of looking at trees in awe makes our students less narcissistic, less entitled, more generous. So those studies tell us that these brief experiences of all, right, have these transformative effects. They transform yourself. They transform your generosity. Other studies, they transform lower stress, greater well-being, shifts in physiology.
Awe is what takes our breath away when we face a sky full of stars or listen to a moving piece of music. But scientists are still trying to pin down why we feel such a powerful emotion, and whether it’s possible to cultivate more of it in our lives.
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