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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

MV

Jan 30, 2019

This is an outstanding course! I was able to change into a more positive and productive mindset as taught in this course. I highly recommend it to everyone regardless of your profession or background.

RK

Jun 26, 2023

Great content! Well paced. Videos and readings are helpful. The class concludes with a 4 week challenge designed to make a lasting impact, which I found very insightful. I highly recommend this class.

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By Elena R

May 2, 2018

Many thanks for the team of Yale University and especially to Mrs. Santos! This is great job, I learned last research in psychology, on the edge of time. I like that during course many science papers and surveys were shown. I am appreciated to have this course for free. Now I have real tools that work and help me to build my oun well-being!

By Maria P M

Apr 30, 2023

The course content is easy to follow, practical and provides many resources to continue the journey to know more about well-being and living a better life. Can't wait for the next course about Well-being for teens so I can share it with my students! Thank you Dr Santos for contributing to the betterment of mental health and overall well-being!

By Angela S G

Mar 2, 2021

This was a wonderful 10-week program. Thank you so much for designing a learning experience that allows plenty of interaction throughout the program. I agree that this information should be shared and taught to school-aged children as well. Thank you for also adding so many resources to deepen our understanding. I highly recommend this course!

By Juliet T

Jan 20, 2021

This course was so enjoyable especially since I started it at the beginning of COVID lockdown in March 2020. The pacing was reasonable... the video content and resources were interesting. Learning about my character strengths and how to add activities that enhance them increased my well-being awareness. Thanks so much for teaching this course!

By Michelle A

Jun 1, 2020

I found this course very interesting and useful. The instructor was incredibly relatable and I thought very often about how well spoken she was. The course offered information that could actually be applied to normal daily life. I am so pleased I took this course. I feel proud and enlightened about new ways to think and strategies to practice.

By shaik d

Nov 10, 2020

I'm so glad that I came across this course. Got to learn a lot of things and aslo how to implement them accordingly. All the content that was covered in this course was just extraordinary. Keep up the good work. I would like to Thank all the members who had put their efforts to come up with this course. Special Thanks to Miss Laurie Santos :)

By BOBBY P

Sep 2, 2020

Clarity regarding ways to achieve happiness in life. A lot of insights about well being which is indispensable .Examples and discussion with eminent personalities are eye openings.Lastly Practising the technique of " WOOP" by Gabrielle Oettingen is a good exercise that we can do in our daily life make ourself worthy and also to others.

By morgan z

Aug 4, 2020

This was an amazing experience, the course taught me new ways to be more happy and grateful in my life. Simple things I could do to be productive and more social. I enjoyed watching Laurie speak about what really makes us happy and what doesn't. I'm glad I took the course and I hope this helps anyone who is interested in it. Have A Great Day.

By Susan M

Aug 3, 2020

I really enjoyed this course, which I took because I really enjoying listening to Professor Santos' podcast, The Happiness Lab. She presented information you can use/apply in your daily life. I think "rewirement" is a perfect description for applications of the really useful "well-being" initiatives. I've recommended this course to others.

By sowdamini t

Jul 16, 2020

It is not a course for many I hope its a way of life. I must thank prof Laurie Santos, the way she explained various known topics but not implemented by all of us. It is a real course on self-introspection. And, I must owe to GITAM UNIVERSITY providing this opportunity in pandemic situations to learn and grow. Finally A big thanK to COURSERA

By Marika K

Jun 22, 2020

Interesting facts, motivating,makes you put healthy actions into practice,the teacher explains all the things in interesting waythat makes you not only listen and understand but put into practice the things you learn. Highly recommend if you want to live happier and healthier life;) Thank you so much for this course, I am very grateful for it

By Carolien O

Jun 9, 2020

This course is truly the best that has happened to me for a while and couldn't come in a better time. This really makes you think hard and long what is important in life and how it has an effect on your mental wellbeing. Thank you so much for everyone involved who made it possible to have this course available for everyone that is interested!

By Dahlia K

Jun 2, 2020

I took this course at the start of our Stay Home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to distract and better myself. What a rewarding experience this has been. As my first online class, I was thoroughly impressed with the content material and the teaching style of Professor Laurie Santos. This was the best 10-week investment I've made.

By Jane D

May 24, 2020

This course provided a little focus and self reflection during the stay at home orders. I found myself exploring my own beliefs about happiness and truly feel I have a stronger foundation and some real work to do to continue this journey. I highly recommend others take the course to explore their own thoughts about happiness and well-being.

By Alexis Z

Apr 23, 2020

This is totally accessible for all academic levels and skill sets. Laurie introduces basic cognitive strategies to overcome our mental biases that inhibit our success, namely the ability to stick at positive habits that will bring us happiness.

This course has a great mixture of academic content and practical tools that everyone can work with.

By Sadhana S

Aug 9, 2019

This course was really useful for me. I have gained so much insight into my own well being that I can pass it on to others. Being an educator, I think , I can use the concepts of nudging, savoring and WOOP with my students. In schools, we concentrate on imparting knowledge to our kids, but we don't teach them to be happy. Thanks Prof. Santos.

By Mark I E

Dec 12, 2021

Aside from being a Yale course, this is very practical at this time of the pandemic when my mental health had suffered even when I couldn't find the stressor. It is interesting to note that there is a science behing happiness and achieving real happiness is not that hard. I am particularly interested with all the research studies mentioned.

By Betti t

May 20, 2021

Fantastic way to improve how you look at the "small" things in life, that actually makes you happy. I think everyone should attend this course. Thank you for the Professor too, she is just as cool as I remember all my Profs from the time I studied Psychology. What is it about Psychologyst?:)Really recommend it. Thank you for the opportunity!

By Jiayue C

Jul 22, 2020

This course enlightened me on searching for meanings for life to become a truly happy person and further offer instructions towards next step. In addition, I connected with other people who also searching for happiness of life and join their communities. The skills and cognition I gained here are really helpful towards my self-actualization.

By Angela T

Jul 19, 2020

Grateful to have taken this course during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was full of research based information that supported activities to help with well-being. My favorite part was meeting via Zoom with a group we created of family members ages 28 to 78 who took the course with me. We discussed our rewirement activities and the weekly content.

By Tanya L

Jun 6, 2020

The instructor delivers great material and is a pleasure to listen to. I was hesitant going into a course that would reflect on my own well being, but was extremely impressed by the course content and impact it had on my life during the length of the course! I will be moving forward not only with course material but further Coursera classes.

By Jasmine S

Apr 12, 2021

This is a wonderful course that will show you life skills for adopting healthy habits as well as the scientific reasoning behind them. I found the lectures and assignments very engaging and unlike some courses where it is hard to make the time to sign in and complete work, I actually looked forward to spending time on the course each week.

By Alice G

Jan 25, 2021

I think this is a course all should take to really understand what does it mean to be very happy, really happy, to know the real happiness. It's a b2/c1 level in my opinion, while during this in fact I've made a certification that I passed. If you want to know something about how boost your happiness, well this is the right place. Enjoy it!

By Mônica M L

Jun 21, 2020

This a very nice course. It shows us what science understand about happiness and how we can improve it in our daily routine. Dr. Laurie Santos has a very nice didactic way of expressing research results on the topic and making them easy to us to understand and apply. Thank you very much for this opportunity. I appreciate each moment of it.

By Justin N

Jun 3, 2020

Really helped with my mental well being. Helped me reevaluate my priorities and helped me refocus my goals. I learned how to ween myself off social media and using it as a tool for giving my life value. Really great course for learning your strengths, putting them into practice, and rewiring your mind to incorporate these into our lives.