What Awe Can Do for Your Brain (And Why You Need More of It)
Something quiets. The noise in your head softens. The to-do list dissolves, at least for a moment. And you are just... here. Present. Breathing. Somehow both small and expansive at the same time.
That feeling has a name. It's awe. And science is discovering that it may be one of the most powerful medicines avai...
The Easiest Path to Happiness Ever
Want more happiness? Get more awe and wonder in your life. If you’ve ever witnessed an eclipse, stood in the dark under a starlit sky, or witnessed the breathtaking magic of a double rainbow, you have unintentionally but fully, entered one of the most amazing states a human can enter: a state of awe.
It can happen in a concert when you are totally immersed in the music, when you are moved deeply by a painting or poem, seeing a baby born, or staring at a majestic view from a mountaintop. The...