Psychology Today | 12.01.2026 22:24
It is surely a strange moment to talk about... wonder. The world feels brittle. Dread has become a background thrum, and many of us find ourselves locked into a hypervigilant, doom-scrolling search for the next latent OMG headline or video. Beyond an “I wonder what the hell will happen next?” ruminative loop, openness to awe is mostly sidelined, displaced by a mode of awareness exquisitely well-suited for survival but less so for a mindful, open experience.
