BOOK RESOURCES
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner
Awestruck: How Embracing Wonder Can Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Connected by Jonah Paquette
Tracking Wonder: Reclaiming a Life of Meaning and Possibility in a World Obsessed with Productivity by Jeffrey Davis
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
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