Technologies that capture and control attention, including storytelling, IMAX films, and video games, hijack the perceptual apparatus. They put you into a state of immersion you lose yourself, says Silva.
He thinks we are predisposed to ignore everyday wonders. Not being in a state of awe is a way to save energy. It is easier to run on autopilot . It takes energy to blow your mind, but being overwhelmed is worth it. Its what gives life its luster.
Whether its making time for a walk through nature, meditation, or watching an amazing clip, he recommends rituals that elicit awe for a break in the day and an overall healthier lifestyle.
Silva does not shy away from the range of emotions one might have when considering something of magnitude. He grapples with the tinge of sadness in his personal epiphanies, such as the realization that everyone and everything we find beautiful and magnificent will one day end. Thats a theme he explores in his video Existential Bummer, his video about loss and impermanence .
We are simultaneously worms and gods, he says, an idea that drives him to produce more creatively. Man is literally split in two: He has an awareness of his own splendid uniqueness, in that he sticks out of nature with a towering majesty, and yet he goes back into the ground ... to blindly and dumbly rot and disappear forever.
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