9 reviews for:

Awe

Dacher Keltner

3.67 AVERAGE

voldemort2001's review against another edition

4.0

It's a very well-written, interesting and indeed inspiring book.

I just wish the author had spent more time (spoiler alert!)

expanding on his "epiphany" that the experience of awe is in some way related to the realisation of the power of systems thinking, or at least understanding that we are merely parts of (lots of different) systems. I think I get it, but I could do with some more help to ensure I really understand his proposal. I will have to spend more time getting to the bottom of this, and I guess that means the book is thought-provoking. I can ask for no more than that.

rachaelpattinson's review against another edition

hopeful informative relaxing medium-paced

3.0

acousticdefacto's review

adventurous emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

badbrad002's review against another edition

4.0

This was a pleasant read about defining & finding more awe in everyday life. From music tingles, to outdoor beauty, to admiration of another human being... ultimately, awe signifies our realization and connectedness to something greater than us --which more often then not is built upon the community/society of humans that surround us (whether in this moment or through the eras of time). Seek more of this, for it has resounding, positive impact on our health and happiness. A comparable read to "Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness" by Ingrid Fetell Lee (another great one!).

perplexpert's review

2.75

I really wanted to like this book but I just found it repetitive and tedious. It probably could have been 100 pages shorter and didn't do a very good job of exploring how to actually build "everyday awe" as a practice.

akornfeld's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

akira_kotoura's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

bluishgreen12's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don't think the 250 or so pages of this book can do justice to such a fantastic emotion, but given that it's a niche topic it was a good introduction. I appreciated the systemic approach and the description of the different, most prevalent conditions for awe. The stories were OK, and there was some repetition. In the end I am left wondering if the fact that we are high in openess leads to more moments of awe or whether being more likely to find awe in everyday life leads to us being more open to experience. Or perhaps it is simply a cycle. I'm thankful that the author wrote this book. 

hedwig2's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.5