GLOSSARY

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Wabi-sabi

Wabi-sabi is the Japanese expression for that desolation and bleak emptiness can be beautiful. Wabi-sabi is not to be mistaken with mono no aware, which refers to fleeting, varying beauty.

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Minimalist purple icon featuring a crescent moon and pink cherry blossom flowers on a branch.
Wanderlust

A strong desire to travel that begins with early, and varied travel experiences and continues and inspires future travel behaviour.

Cartoon pirate treasure map illustration showing a dotted red path to an X marks the spot.
Cartoon pirate treasure map illustration showing a dotted red path to an X marks the spot.
Warm Glow Effect

The positive, intrinsic emotional experience is involved in both the antecedent and outcome of engaging in prosocial and proenvironmental behaviours. The warm glow effect increases the probability of engaging in future prosocial behaviour.

A pink heart icon with orange glowing rays on a black background representing love and light.
A pink heart icon with orange glowing rays on a black background representing love and light.
Wisdom

Good judgment and advice in important but uncertain matters of life.

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Flat design illustration of a light bulb, rainbow arc, and pencil representing creative ideas and graphic design.
Wonder

A mental activity that starts as simple curiosity about some surprising aspect of a local phenomenon, but that may develop into the much grander feeling of awe when the further ramifications of this phenomenon become clear.

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Flat vector illustration of blue pine trees and snowy mountains reflected in a calm lake.
Worry

A cognitive process involved in the experience of anxiety that serves to maintain high levels of vigilance for personal danger. Compared with anxiety, worry is more closely associated with problem-solving (confidence, approach rather than (...)

Illustration of a person with a tangled thought bubble representing mental health anxiety and stress.
Illustration of a person with a tangled thought bubble representing mental health anxiety and stress.