Dacher Keltner

“Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world.”

Dacher Keltner

Awe

“We can find awe, then, in eight wonders of life: moral beauty, collective effervescence, nature, music, visual design, spirituality and religion, life and death, and epiphany.”

Dacher Keltner

Awe

“Simply being in a context of awe leads to a 'small self.'”

Dacher Keltner

Awe

“The power paradox is this: we rise in power and make a difference in the world due to what is best about human nature, but we fall from power due to what is worst.”

Dacher Keltner

The Power Paradox