Belonging and Identity: How Awe and Cosmic Events Influence Our Sense of Self

Post-decision reactance is real. Friends and I experienced it collectively during yesterday’s solar eclipse, which—after some serious considerations (driving 5 days each way to Texas? Flying to Maine? Driving to Vegas to fly to Dallas?)— we did not see. Not totally, I should say. Yesterday, I saw how the sun was approximately 38% covered by …