Tracking Wonder

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Jeffrey Davis is a researcher, consultant, and the founder of the Tracking Wonder Consultancy. With Sounds True, he’s released the new book Tracking Wonder: Reclaiming a Life of Meaning and Possibility in a World Obsessed with Productivity. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Jeffrey about his lifelong work of understanding and spreading wonder. Jeffrey explains the six emotional facets that come together to create wonderment, as well as how to cultivate each in your daily life. Tami and Jeffrey discuss the value of accepting confusion, what we can learn from challenging times, and the positive emotions wonder cultivates. They talk about “wonder interventions” in the workplace and the untapped potential of focused daydreaming for robust creativity. Finally, Jeffrey and Tami discuss the power of personal devotions and the joyous act of gifting someone else with wonderment.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by SoundsTrue.
0:05.1	My name is Tammy Simon, I'm the founder of SoundsTrue, and I'd love to take a moment to
0:09.8	introduce you to the new SoundsTrue Foundation.
0:13.7	The SoundsTrue Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making
0:20.2	transformational education widely available.
0:24.6	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness,
0:33.5	and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.8	The SoundsTrue Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational
0:45.5	tools to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in
0:52.8	developing countries.
0:54.6	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:08.2	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.3	Today my guest is Jeffrey Davis.
1:13.3	Jeffrey researches and works with innovators, professionals, writers, scientists, and
1:19.2	social psychologists who offer him leading insights into the creative process.
1:26.1	He's the founder of the Tracking Wonder Consultancy.
1:30.8	And with SoundsTrue, Jeffrey Davis has written a new book it's called Tracking Wonder,
1:37.4	reclaiming a life of meaning and possibility in a world obsessed with productivity, before
1:44.9	speaking with Jeffrey.
1:46.9	I sort of thought I knew what wonder was, but I think I only knew one dimension.
1:53.9	Jeffrey shares with us six facets of wonder, and most importantly, how we can increase
2:02.3	our wonder quotient, bring more wonder into our lives in our world, become more wonder-filled.
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