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The book was highlighted as a key source on the science of awe, with the hosts noting how it explained the emotion’s connection to moral beauty and acts of kindness. They also recommended practices like awe walks, citing the title as a valuable tool for processing emotions and deepening environmental connection. Both speakers praised its insights and suggested it as a useful guide for cultivating a positive mindset.
Episode: Dr. Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones & Social Media...
It discussed the importance of awe walks as a way to process emotions and connect with the environment.
And I got this idea, my friend, Dacher Keltner, who I did a research on awe long ago, and he really continued it. He wrote this amazing book called awe.
Episode: Dr. Jamil Zaki: How to Cultivate a Positive, Growt...
The book discusses awe, an emotion associated with feeling overwhelmed by something vast, and the role of moral beauty in evoking awe. It was mentioned that witnessing acts of kindness and compassion can be a powerful source of awe.
And he wrote a great book on awe.
And in it, he talks about his research where he catalogued, what are the experiences that most commonly produce awe in a large sample, large representative sample of people?
