SHOTS OF AWE: Why You Gotta Reconfigure Your Mind To Experience The Most Meaningful Moments In Life

“We have a responsibility to awe.” — Jason Silva”Shots of Awe” is a wicked awesome new video series I just discovered. “Performance philosopher” Jason Silva will release a new “philosophical shot of espresso” every Tuesday on the ShotsOfAwe YouTube channel. Pretty cool.

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Sara Critchfield

May 24, 2013

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