This was a very eye-opening course & I am glad I took it. It unraveled previous incorrect assumptions & shed light on actual positive concepts & practices based in science. While not all topics discussed may be a right fit for everyone to implement, simply opening up your mind to possibilities & choosing a new, healthy habit to try to incorporate into daily life was positive & may have just actually made a convert out of me. Thank you for the opportunity to learn.

I enjoyed the course; I appreciated that there was enough time built in that I was able to change my rewirement challenge after I realized that the one I chose was not something I could accomplish. Now at the end of the course, I am happier, more physically active, and more engaged in my daily activities than I was 3 months ago. "Savors" and "Gratitudes" are now part of my daily life. I am considering commiting to other rewirements now that I have had this sucess!

This course made me face the inevitable a d take the challenge head-on. I was able to overcome my obstacles to happiness and well-being. In the process I accomplished something more than just a psychology course certification - I began a nonprofit project to support expecting mothers during this pandemic. Giving is more rewarding than receiving and giving to more than one person without any expectation of reciprocation is extremely rewarding. Thank you, Professor!

I appreciate the topic is covered in an academic setting with research, multiple references and opportunities to apply what we've learned. I was able to see my objective improvement on my happiness score and feel the principles discussed will continue to pay in dividends. I am very grateful for the opportunity to have participated and thank Laurie Santos and her colleagues for dedicating their work toward something incredibly meaningful and important in our time.

I really enjoyed listening to Laurie Santos' lectures and explanations. Her discussions with the class and guest speakers was very helpful in learning how to change habits (miswanting) and how to thwart hedontic adaptation and also how to grow more content in your life. Time affluence is where it's at, baby! And experiences over things. If Laurie and Marie Kondo could put a course to combine their wisdom, I'm almost certain we could attain world peace! Thank you!

The course is broken done into manageable topics each week. I appreciated the research given as studies sited on the science of happiness. The interviews and discussions Dr. Santos had with other researchers was a nice enrichment to the course. I appreciated the weeks give to practice our rewirement, time to reflect. It helped make the rewirement at true life change. I also enjoyed giving peers feedback o their rewirement. I learned some things from them as well.

I loved this course! I looked forward to the videos and setting and accomplishing goals each week. I feel like I look at things from a different perspective than before. I now have the knowledge that there are things that will not make me happy long term so they really aren’t worth my time, effort or money. I have learned that I can be happy with what I have and have a better idea of the things I should strive for to help my mental wellness and overall happiness.

This was an excellent course that I very much enjoyed. I have suffered with GAD, health anxiety and panic disorder for years. I have done a lot of personal research on things that can help with these issues as well as just living a more fullfilling life. I am happy to see many of the things I have begun focusing on mentioned in this course as it makes me believe I am on the right path. I did very much enjoy the lessons and would recommend this to anyone.

This course has made me feel much better and has encouraged me to stick to good habits. My salute to Dr. Laurie Santos for designing such a marvelous course. In my opinion, every adult human being who has an access to internet must get enrolled to this course for the well-being of own self and others. All the best wishes for Dr. Laurie Santos and the team, and for the Coursera community. Lots of love and respect from Bangladesh.

~ Tahsina Naz Khan (31 May 2021)

I thoroughly enjoyed this course for a few reasons: 1.I appreciated the research-based tenets for living well. Sometimes just knowing you “should” adopt a new habit like mediation or understanding that “money” and “stuff” doesn’t bring happiness is not enough. 2. The course is very well paced and easily digestible. You’re given a bit of time to adopt and try on each rewirement. 3. Dr. Santos’ Happiness Lab podcast is the perfect tool to bring it all together.

This is a great course that helped me understand and appreciate that my inability to maintain a happy state is in fact normal and that if I want to feel happier more often than I need to commit to continuing to work at it via the strategies I put in place the last four weeks and beyond including my use of the ReWi app. I'll continue to listen to the Happiness Lab podcasts to see what new information I can attain beyond that which I learned in this great course.

I recommended this course to my Kids, my Brother and now, you, as well. It's wonderful. Concrete recommendations and practices on how to be happier, with scientific explanations, data and theories presented in a great format by an excellent instructor. It's no wonder that this is apparently the most popular undergrad course at Yale. Check it out, savor it. I enjoyed it immensely, and have already started benefiting from the practices recommended in the course.

This is a fantastic course! The online format is so easy to use, yet it doesn't make the student feel excluded as many online courses do. Dr. Laurie Santos is an amazing professor and teaches in a way that is so simple to understand and very relatable while helping you learn mind-blowing information! This is probably the most life-changing course I have ever taken. I am definitely going to share this course with people who want to learn how to become happier!

I took this at the same time as my son took the course at Yale. We both found it quite useful in making small improvements in our daily lives and overall happiness. I feel like it actually gave me some tools that I can continue to use toward self improvement. I tried to share a like to the specific course on Facebook because I thought many of my friends could benefit, but the link just reverted to a general Coursera link, which was a bit of a disappointment.

The training was exceptional, providing valuable insights into cultivating a culture of well-being within our teams and personal lives. We gained practical, effective strategies to foster balance and mental health, applicable both at work and at home. Furthermore, the Coursera platform proved to be excellent and user-friendly, with the added bonus of an outstanding instructor like Dr. Laurie Santos, who brings a wealth of knowledge and warmth to the course.

This class is amazing. I enjoyed learning the science behind our happiness perceptions. Although I still have goals to meet in my final rewirement - I find I am practicing other things to be a happier person - savoring, gratitude, exercising strengths, etc. I must say that I was apprehensive but I am truly a happier person after taking the course. People have even commented to me that I seem happier. Take a chance & take the course - join the happy people!

Dr. Laurie Santos has provided a fantastic course here. I am really glad that I can now say with confidence that these techniques improve well-being as there are studies to confirm these methods. Meditation has been the most life-changing for me. If anyone is wondering how to get started, consider using an app like Calm or Headspace, but my personal favourite is Waking Up by Sam Harris.

I wish you all the best of luck with your well-being going forward!

This course gave me a lot think about. I appreciated that I could change my deadlines so that I could take the time to do the extra reflecting that I wanted to do. While this course affirmed notions I have about happiness, it clarified, which research, other aspects I wasn't clear about. I still have a lot of reading and reflecting to do but I would recommend this course wholehearted to anyone wanting to understand the roots of their own happiness better.

As a clinical psychologist, I was already familiar with some of the positive psychology research, and had done some mindfulness, savoring, and gratitude practices myself as well as teaching them to clients. The course helped me learn new things, however, and, importantly, gave me the structure and challenge to work on developing a new habit to improve my well-being. I really enjoyed it and feel that I learned a lot. And my happiness scores increased too!

This was my first course I completed, so I don't really have a reference point. With that in mind, I really enjoyed it! I was able to solidify what I thought lead to well-being, and learn more about other techniques that maybe weren't as effective as I thought, or I had never thought of at all. I think this course is relevant regardless of what academic interests you have, because ultimately your happiness is perhaps the most essential part of your life.

I really enjoyed the course. Although I knew that some things are supposed to make you happy but actually don't, it was important for me to have the scientific proof. In this course I got all the information needed and with the weekly rewirements I changed some old habits and started creating new ones. Although it means putting some effort into that, I am quite sure that this course helps me to stick with my new strategies in the coming weeks and months.

Absolutely fabulous course. I have encouraged everyone possible to take this online course. It is especially helpful during the COVID pandemic. The instructor is easy to listen to, clear in her teaching and the videos and readings relevant. You will learn a great deal - about how we can be negatively influenced and how we can recognize and deflect those influences to become stronger, kinder human beings - to ourselves and to others. It is life changing.

Now I know why this course is the most popular course offered by Yale University on Coursera . I feel happier than when I started this course . I have a better understanding of the Science of Wellbeing . An enormous amount of Tips, tools and resources to use so I can rewire my mind in a more positive and worry free manner .

Thanks profesor Laurie Santos . Your energy and knowledge are very much appreciated .

Be well, take care and stay safe and healthy !

¡Me encantó! Al inicio pensé que sería contenido del tipo "auto-ayuda" -que francamente no me gustan-, pero para nada lo es: habla acerca de lo importante que es reflexionar sobre lo que verdaderamente nos ayuda a ser felices, desde identificar las pésimas comparaciones sociales, hasta el hecho de que nuestra mente se acostumbra a las cosas y eso inhibe la felicidad. Definitivamente lo recomiendo. La profesora es muy amena, y hace entretenida la clase.