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applegrove

(118,021 posts)
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:27 PM Jun 2016

To all those GOPers who think selfishness is where it is at (Trump): The Mind-Bending Science of Awe

The Mind-Bending Science of Awe

by Sarah Laskow at Atlas Obscura

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-mind-bending-science-of-awe

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So far, it seems, the purpose of awe might have something to do with drawing people together. Rudd's research shows, for instance, that when awe-struck people feel like they have more time, they're more willing to use it to help others. "One of the main reasons that people don’t do those things is that they feel too busy," she says. "If awe can make you feel you’re more rich in time, you’ll be able to give more time away."

A recent study that Keltner's lab collaborated on showed that, even more than other positive emotions, awe promoted generosity. It also improved participants' ethical decision making. A paper still under review indicates that awe can makes people more humble, too.

How does that work, exactly? Anderson's research focuses on curiosity as one possible explanation. People who are prone to feeling awe also score high in curiosity, and it seems like that might be the mechanism by which the emotion creates social benefits. "You're open to meeting new people. Maybe you're a better listener," Anderson says. "Those behaviors fall under the umbrella of 'helping people fold into collectives.'"

"We actually experience awe a lot more frequently than we think," says Rudd. We encounter something in the big wide world, our minds opens as we look for an explanation, and as a result we open up to connecting to other people. "But if you are keeping yourself in your routine of life, it’s going to be hard to experience that feeling of accommodation," she says. "Just going out into newness, you’re going to be more likely to run into something that’s awe-inspiring."



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To all those GOPers who think selfishness is where it is at (Trump): The Mind-Bending Science of Awe (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2016 OP
Trump thinks he is the awe. But he's not. He'll never find it. He's too narcissistic. applegrove Jun 2016 #1

applegrove

(118,021 posts)
1. Trump thinks he is the awe. But he's not. He'll never find it. He's too narcissistic.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:30 PM
Jun 2016

Everything is about him. When he talks about foreign policy he talks about his brain. When he talks about environmental regulation, he talks about hairspray and how it is no longer good because of regulation. I feel so sorry for people who can never feel awe and interconnectedness. Being all about fear of the others which Trump promotes joins people together in false and unhealthy way.

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