{"id":193528,"date":"2024-07-25T06:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/how-the-overview-effect-can-make-you-feel-alive-again-by-a-psychologist"},"modified":"2024-07-25T06:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:24:34","slug":"how-the-overview-effect-can-make-you-feel-alive-again-by-a-psychologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/how-the-overview-effect-can-make-you-feel-alive-again-by-a-psychologist","title":{"rendered":"How \u2018The Overview Effect\u2019 Can Make You Feel Alive Again\u2014By A Psychologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/how-the-overview-effect-can-make-you-feel-alive-again-by-a-psychologist3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many astronauts who have viewed the earth from space recall experiencing the \u201coverview effect.\u201d This is a profound positive shift in perspective and involves experiencing a sense of awe and a new understanding of the interconnectedness of life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Astronauts are often overwhelmed with emotion while taking in the beauty and vastness of our planet from their unique vantage point. They describe a deep sense of wonder and appreciation for the planet and the universe.<\/p>\n<p>From space, astronauts can see Earth as a single, unified ecosystem without borders. This evokes an increased drive to protect our fragile ecosystem and inspires a recognition of the common humanity shared by all people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many astronauts who have viewed the earth from space recall experiencing the \u201coverview effect.\u201d This is a profound positive shift in perspective and involves experiencing a sense of awe and a new understanding of the interconnectedness of life on Earth. Astronauts are often overwhelmed with emotion while taking in the beauty and vastness of our [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}