The Science of Wonder
Like Duolingo, but for The Science of Wonder. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Spark of Wonder and The Impact of Awe. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in The Science of Wonder
- Awe is triggered by vastness
- Awe as a mental update
- Wonder has a soothing effect
- Awe vs Excitement
- Goosebumps or chills are the physical manifestation of an 'Ooo' moment
- Awe pulls attention away from the 'self' and toward the external world
- Awe is triggered by things that feel 'vast' or beyond current understanding
- These physical signals indicate the brain is deeply engaged with a stimulus
- The 'Ooo' moment temporarily silences internal self-criticism and daily stressors
- Wonder has a soothing, parasympathetic effect on the body
- Recognize the physical signal of a profound connection
- Vastness can be physical (the ocean) or conceptual (a complex new idea)
- The experience must feel larger than your current ability to grasp it
- Understand how awe shifts focus from self to the world
- Identify the requirement of perceptual vastness for wonder
- Micro-awe is found in small-scale complexity like sidewalk moss or leaf veins
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives The Science of Wonder the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you experience a moment of deep wonder, what is your brain actually doing behind the scenes?
Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.
Where The Science of Wonder takes you
Discover why we feel 'Awe' and learn how to find extraordinary moments in your everyday life. This course explores the psychological power of wonder and how it reshapes your brain.
- 1
The Spark of Wonder
- The Anatomy of an 'Ooo' Moment
- Hunting for Micro-Awe
- 2
The Impact of Awe
- The 'Small Self' and Connection
- Designing for Wonder
2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
The Science of Wonder is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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