Awe

The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

De: Dacher Keltner

Narrado por: Dacher Keltner

A National Bestseller!

"Read this book to connect with your highest self.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet

“We need more awe in our lives, and Dacher Keltner has written the definitive book on where to find it.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again

“Awe is awesome in both senses: a superb analysis of an emotion that is strongly felt but poorly understood, with a showcase of examples that remind us of what is worthy of our awe.”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and Rationality

From a foremost expert on the science of emotions, a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and greater understanding of awe

Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon, or our utter amazement when we watch a child walk for the first time? Until recently, there was no science of awe, that feeling we experience when we encounter vast mysteries that transcend our understanding of the world. Revolution­ary thinking, though, has shown how humans have survived over the course of evolution thanks to our capacities to cooperate, form communities, and create culture—all of which are spurred by awe.

In Awe, Dacher Keltner presents a sweeping investigation and deeply personal inquiry into this elusive feeling. Revealing new re­search alongside an examination of awe across history, culture, and within his own life, Keltner shows us how cultivating awe in our ev­eryday lives leads us to appreciate what is most humane in our human nature. At turns radical and profound, brimming with enlightening and practical insights, Awe is our field guide for how to place this emotion as a vital force within our lives.

©2023 Dacher Keltner (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Humanity has a lot of loss to work through. Keltner has written the perfect guidebook for this journey, interweaving discoveries that he and his disciples have made since he pioneered the scientific study of awe 20 years ago with highly personal—and at times excruciatingly tender—meditations on the death of his brother Rolf.” —Harvard Business Review

“A gifted storyteller, Keltner draws on the experiences of individuals across the world to document the salutary impact of everyday, wild and mystical encounters with nature, music, visual art, literature, religion, the birth of children, and the death of loved ones.” —Psychology Today

“Your goosebumps when you listen to Beethoven; your wonder as you behold the Grand Canyon; your amazement at the sheer perfection of a baby’s tiny foot. You’ve probably sensed that such moments of awe are some of the most profound experiences ever to happen to you. But if you’ve ever wondered where these moments come from, what they mean, and how to experience them more often: there is no better guide than Dacher Keltner, the great and wise Berkeley psychologist. Read this book to connect with your highest self.” —Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet

worth trying

awe is seldom studied and intentionally practiced. Autor makes a great case off bringing more are into ones life

AWE-inspiring!

This book is a must-read in these unsettling times, to help reacquaint readers with the supreme awe that can be found all around us. This was a joy.

Billed as « how to experience awe », hmmm

Descriptions of piloerection, tears, lowered vagal tone, oxytocin and dopamine release stand in for a more thorough explication of awe. Understandably awe is individual and culturally bound somewhat but the epiphany of awe as a system (while stating pretty much everything is a system from a systematic view of the universe) felt, to me, wanting.

Overview of Awe Studies

Keltner is to Awe as Brene Brown is to shame and shame-resilience. Whether you’re new to or well-versed in the science of awe, this is an excellent primer to the research.

No real substance

Lots is indirect reference to the “science of awe” without very concrete evidence or factual arguments

Nature speaks

Have lived in awesome, humbling places, have lived with indigenous cultures, had a spiritual career in healthcare. If there is a right spirit awe comes to you. Never did drugs just sayin. Lots to discover with brain chemistry. I’ll take natural though.

Interesting but sometimes gratuitous

The ideas and content were very interesting. Sometimes it was a little too fluffy around the point and so the point got lost. As far as narration - hard to tell when he was telling someone else’s story verse going back into the book narrative.

Awe is the best reminder that within any moment has the potential for Awe.

Excellent research, communicator, pleasure to listen to, well done, a true academic & a very friendly writer, and speaker.

Inspiration renewed

A nice little primer on shedding new light on why things make us say “Wow”

Awe Inspiring - Grateful

I really enjoyed this book and it was extra special that Dr. Keltner read it on this audiobook version…his voice is fantastic and wonderful to listen to! I absolutely loved learning about the science of awe. I thought Dr. Keltner did an wonderful job of weaving in stories and his qualitative data to provide a deep dive of the “why, what, and how” with the 8 wonders of life. I am already brainstorming ways I can use his research in our wellness program to evoke awe for my students and colleagues at my school. Grateful and inspired!