294: How a Daily Dose of Awe Can Make You Healthier and Happier | Dacher Keltner, PhD
The Genius Life
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The Evolution of Awe
The emotion evolved probably first as a response to horrifying acts that could, that should elicit a fear response. It's somehow then like bled over into this like more intellectual capacity to appreciate things that are beautiful. And awe in the aesthetic response points us to ways we can make progress in facing those mysteries.
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