the jar of awesome
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— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Tools of Titans
In the book
We are no less capable of feeling awe than of feeling any other emotion — we only have to find the right trigger. There is even a name for the practice: keep a "jar of awesome," and drop into it the small moments that stopped you. Why does it matter so much? […] Manufacture awe on purpose. Do not wait for the mountaintop. Build awe around an ordinary moment by truly attending to it; keep a jar of awesome; borrow the old blessings that train you to notice the rainbow and the blossom. Practice empathy as a skill. Start every encounter by asking what the other person actually wants; stay out of judgment and take their perspective; and listen long enough and deep enough that they feel safe to open layer after layer down to where the real thing lies. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)