“Overview Effect” Lead Me To The “Inner view Effect”
Learn what astronauts experience and link it to self-discovery
“When astronauts first saw Earth from afar in the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 — the US’s second manned mission to the moon — they described a cognitive shift in awareness after seeing our planet “hanging in the void.”
This state of mental clarity called the “overview effect” occurs when you are flung so far away from Earth that you become totally overwhelmed and awed by the fragility and unity of life on our blue globe. It’s the uncanny sense of understanding the “big picture,” and of feeling connected yet bigger than the intricate processes bubbling on Earth.”
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson, NASA, and with the help of many others, we can now experience the “Overview Effect” right from the comfort of our living room.
But, listen to an astronaut to get the real feel.
They say that “From down below we look at Sun in the middle of the blue sky. While, from up there, the Sun is just a small part of the dark and black Cosmos.”
Close your eyes, lift yourself to the ISS (International Space Station), and witness this beautiful pale blue dot, our home. The “Overview effect” will hit you right in the gut. Life on Earth will…
