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NEW TEEN VERSION AVAILABLE HERE: https://roshoesn.top/learn/the-science-of-well-being-for-teens In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As preparation for these tasks, Professor Laurie Santos reveals misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead us to think the way we do, and the research that can help us change. You will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a specific wellness activity into your life. THE SCIENCE OF WELL BEING WAS PRODUCED IN PART DUE TO THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE DAVID F. SWENSEN FUND FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING....

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SD

Aug 4, 2020

Nice course. Coursera helps me a lot with give me financial freedom. I want to do more course from this platform like meditation, mindfulness, etc. Etc. Please coursera help me. Thank you. Love you.

MH

May 8, 2020

Dr Santos is engaging and honest. This course was a very helpful and productive way for me to spend some long pandemic days. I honestly feel that I will carry what I have learned through out my life.

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By Ismael M B

Aug 2, 2020

Excellent course from Dr. Laurie Santos and Yale University! I hope to take further courses like this to help improve my overall health and well-being.

By Bryde

Aug 1, 2020

Really interesting. I recommend anyone to do it. It will help some way or another and give good insight into whats important and things to think about.

By Maria J

Jul 20, 2020

Excellent, well thought through content. Good interaction and engagement to make it relevant to the individual learner. I really enjoyed this course.

By Erin W

Jul 14, 2020

What a great course, would highly recommend. I look forward to continuing to learn more Laurie Santos by listening to her on The Happiness Lab podcast!

By Malika B

Jul 7, 2020

I loved the professor's attitude, simplicity of the course and sequence of research results. Now, I am more interested in social behaviour experiments.

By Pamela T

Jul 6, 2020

Thank you Dr. Santos for this class! It was a great opportunity to learn life skills to help me and others! I will look for every opportunity to cont

By Andrea V

Jun 30, 2020

Amazing experience, loved everything about it and was completely surprised by my own changes, thank you very much for this information and opportunity!

By Seillier M

Jun 29, 2020

The teacher really give you advice, the course it's easy to follow, give you motivation and help you in the daily life. I highly recommande this course

By Karen T

Jun 28, 2020

This is one of the best classes I've taken. It was EXTREMELY helpful during the pandemic and being quarantined! I recommend it to everyone I talk to!

By Kristofer C

Jun 12, 2020

There’s nothing you can do in your life it will Have more impact than changing your routine to make sure you’re maximizing your opportunity to be happy

By Lisa D

Jun 5, 2020

I felt this course was well timed for me, during Covid, I had time I wouldn't normally and was able to fill it with the things that made me most happy!

By Brittney D

May 31, 2020

Learned about my brain and why it can make me unhappy. During COVID this class was an amazing tool to help reframe and learn how to be happy, even now.

By Brittany R

May 25, 2020

Course was excellent and done an a most excellent time when we have time to focus on things that make you happier, vs think you think make you happier.

By JENIYA K

May 22, 2020

i learnt a lot. i knew things before also but this course helped me to incorporate these things in my daily routine. I am glad to complete this course.

By Eliana A

May 15, 2020

It is simply explained and presented but it can have a very meaningful impact by stating the basics to meaningful living. Back to basics, always works.

By Jennifer G

Feb 24, 2020

This is a very good course. The videos were engaging and the assignments well aligned to the materials. This course is well worth the time and effort.

By Misty A

Aug 11, 2019

Exceptional. Thank you to Professor Santos, to the Yale students who participated and to the interviewees who gave their time; it was much appreciated.

By Steve M

Feb 27, 2019

The instructor was clearly engaging and knowledgeable in the subject matter. She gave practical solutions to help foster mental health and well-being.

By Jeffrey Z

May 25, 2018

I enjoyed this class. Interesting subject matter presented in a compelling, thought provoking way. Definitely will have many takeaways from this class.

By lidong s

Feb 25, 2024

Hope anyone who suffer bad emotion most time can have the class and seek happiness. It work for me. Gratitude for the class and a peace mind it bring.

By Anezka F

Dec 7, 2022

What an excellent course! The content as well as structure is great! It provides modern science, which is useful in everyday life. Highly recommended!

By Robert A

Aug 9, 2022

Really well presented with an appropriate amount of recap/repetition as you go along.

Useful practical tools to embed into you life to make it better.

By Maria P

Jul 29, 2022

Great course, and very easy to perform despite full-time employment! Good theory behind the practice. And very open minded. No is an acceptable answer

By Mary P R

Jul 25, 2021

I found I enjoyed the lectures and reading the abundant material available for the course. I liked being able to come back and read the papers again.

By Gideon D

Jul 2, 2021

Insightful, inspiring, innovative and practical. I really learnt something about theory and about myself from this course. And its very well designed.