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About the Course

NEW TEEN VERSION AVAILABLE HERE: https://www.coursera.org/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....

Top reviews

SS

Aug 21, 2020

Amazing course and amazing instructor. The environment and vibes throughout were positive and helped me feel much happier and understand much more about looking at life through different perspectives.

LH

Aug 21, 2020

Great fun way of learning about personal thought processing, attitudes and well-being.

Very helpful course to get me to assess my life and how to make the changes I needed to improve my well-being.

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By Alfredo T A

Feb 17, 2020

The course taught me 3 things: 1. I understood that well-being seeks. 2. That well-being produce satisfactions and that all these bring a happy life. 3. That happiness is in me and depends on me.

Thanks Laurie Santos.

By Kayla G

May 22, 2018

I absolutely LOVED this course. The information and the scientific research done to support the information was phenomenal. I am planning on retaking this course once the ReWi app is supported with Android. Thank you!

By Gallka L

Apr 9, 2023

The greatest education I've ever got! This course really improved my life and helped me become more positive, confident, open-minded, and healthy. If you feel lonely, depressed or just seeking for changes, - welcome!

By Jamie R F

Nov 6, 2022

this course

has taught me a lot about how to figure our and reach my happiness. This course also provided

me with a lot helpful references and knowledge that will help me in my journey of finding what makes me happy.

By swati g

Feb 15, 2021

I came across the course when I needed it the most. Thank you professor Laurie for being guiding light in my life. I hope in future you come up with more such courses from which people all over the world can benefit.

By Kira Z

Jan 14, 2021

Amazing course. With the help of easy tools, which are available for every person in the world, encouraging, joyful and inspiring speaker really helps and teachs you to improve your life.

I am happy to be part of it.

By Jann C

Sep 25, 2020

I enjoyed it. I learned a lot. I am especially aware of not always listening to my mind. It has helped a lot in these times of Covid. I found as a 68 year old the navigation of the site a bit tricky but I did it.

By Desy C

Sep 23, 2020

I learned a lot from this course. Having a scientific based evidences help strengthening my beliefs that it works and feasible to achieve. I use all these in my work as a school counselor and psychologist. Thank you.

By Natalya Y

Aug 30, 2020

I found this course very encouraging and motivating. I want to express gratitude to Laurie Santos. Her course is very interesting and well designed. She is a smart, friendly and charming woman. Thank you very much!

By Kimberly L P

Aug 18, 2020

This was a great course - I would encourage others to participate, especially in today's environment of uncertainty. We need to focus on finding joy and happiness not only for ourselves but spreading joy to others.

By Kathryn M

Aug 10, 2020

Wonderful course! Learned so much In a really easy and digestible way that could be applied to my life. So glad this Is being offered to university students at Yale and shared more widely through Coursera. Thank you!

By Kelly B

Aug 6, 2020

This was a fantastic course! It will help you increase your happiness!! I shared it with many of my friends and coworkers. We all need to work harder at maintaining a calm body and mind especially during this time.

By Consuelo F

Jul 11, 2020

I'm glad I took this course. One way to stay productive during quarantine. Its been different and some days are harder than others but highly recommend it, it helped me give me balance and great new things I learned.

By Jen V

Jul 11, 2020

What a great course! It dispels myths about what people think makes them happy and provides the scientific evidence around what actually does. The lectures were a perfect addition to my daily walks during quarantine.

By Maaike H

Jul 3, 2020

Lovely course with very relevant information. The professor really makes everything sound easy and the videos are nice to watch. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone that is aiming for self-development.

By Rachel J

Jun 23, 2020

This course is extremely well organized and conducive to online learning. Tools are provided to assess well-being, develop habits fostering true happiness, and identify conditioned responses to ideas about happiness.

By Florencia L

Jun 16, 2020

I highly recommend this course! You'll discover how to become more aware of your well being and how to improve it! You become an observer of your own self and therefore how to live a better life and be happy with it.

By Tammi K

Jun 8, 2020

This class should be a prerequisite for EVERY human to take at some point (earlier than later, though). In doing so, I think people would learn to value the things they can't see instead of the things they can hold.

By Tamara S

Jun 8, 2020

I enjoyed all the scientific data behind science of well-being. Even more I appreciated well thought tasks that helped me to change my behavior. I can truly say that my life is naw better because I took this class :)

By Faustina K

May 28, 2020

I am so sad that the course is finished! it was a piece of positivity that I was looking forward to every other day. Thank you for putting into perspective what should we focus on and what is truly important in life!

By CLARA E O

Oct 4, 2019

It was an incredible experience, the course teaches me new ways to see things, life and ways to improve my well-being. Thanks to Laurie!

And thanks to Coursera for the opportunity, I'm excited to take another course.

By Łukasz G

Sep 23, 2024

This course is fantastic and I'm really grateful for completing it! Sticking to healthy daily habits and chasing the things that really make you happy, mentioned in the course really enhances the level of happiness!

By Hazel G - L

Feb 25, 2022

Thank you for investing your time and talents to develop this, Professor Santos. Having this available is such a privilege and is sorely needed in this time of divisiveness and loneliness. May your tribe increase!

By Anja G

Feb 23, 2022

It not only taught me a lot about psychology it also changed my life. My life has become happier after I took this course. I know what to focus on when I feel discontent and it has broadened my perspective of life.