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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

KV

Jun 14, 2020

This course helped me think of news ways to think and new ways to reach certain goals that I would have not thought about. It's kind of long but I was interested and completed the course feeling good.

DM

Jan 8, 2021

This course has the power enough to change the course of your life. It can be a journey from misery to well being, if you follow the instructions given in this program. A must must must attend course.

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By нина б

Jun 21, 2020

Highly recommend this course. The theoretical material is super interesting. The assignments are exciting little experiments on yourself that will really make a difference in your well-being. And I promise, you will bw in love with professor Laurie Santos by the end of first lecture.

By Diana M

Jun 13, 2020

The professor was awesome. I learn a lot about the Science of Well-Being. There was some surprised information that most people are not aware. It put a broader spectrum on what we thing we want and we can stop wasting money on unnecessary things in general. Hats off to the professor!

By Adriana B

May 24, 2020

I learned how happiness is not something permanent but something that is built with in daily actions, in sharing with friends, in being grateful and living in the present.

Thank you very much to the teacher and everyone who made this course possible. These very grateful to all of you.

By Yan A

May 18, 2020

Completely changed my life. I am grateful that I have learned about this course and it helped me tremendously. The course is short per week and the lessons are understandable. The professor is also quite engaging and made the class enjoyable. Thank you to everyone behind this course!

By Dali a v

May 6, 2020

this is very helpful course for me it help me engaged more meditate myself daily and increases gratitude with a lot of positive thought and and make me be calm .Now i steeped out experiencing views and ideas with everyone .thanks for being here and providing such a wonderful course.

By sandeep b

Jun 24, 2024

This is a meaningful learning which everyone should take up and start practicing "well being " much earlier in life ....highly recommended for all in these competitive times, where we unknowingly participate in unhealthy rat race , and dissipate our good energy on wrong pursuits .

By Marie-Christin

Apr 9, 2023

It has been a pleasure to listen to your videos. Sometimes it was not easy to find enough time in daily life even though it was just a few hours per week but I found them very motivating. It was not too much content per video and easy to remember everything you taught. Thanks a lot!

By Terri B

May 5, 2022

Fantastic class for these troubled times or any other time! Dr. Santos is an amazing speaker!! Loved this class so much I am now following Dr. Santos on the podcast "Happiness Lab"!! I have recommended it to all of my friends, hope they listen! Thank you so much!! Terri B. 2022

By J. C

Apr 26, 2021

Really great course. I learned a great deal about the science but how I can apply the learnings to myself and enhance my own happiness. I hope to be a health and wellness coach and much of what I learned could be used to assist my clients. I have recommended the course to others.

By Geraldine .

Sep 25, 2020

I loved this course! It helped to see what I know inside of myself and remove the veil within the environment that covers what I feel inside. I am excited that I am doing the right thing for myself and have accomplished more than I ever thought. Thank you for this beautiful program.

By vinicius f

Sep 16, 2020

The course added a lot to me because it changed my conception of happiness and how to become a happier person. In addition, thanks to the strategies developed, my daily productivity increased. I have a lot to be thankful for the learning that I will certainly use throughout my life.

By Haverlina W

Jul 23, 2020

The course was interesting and I learned a lot about myself and what makes me happier. I haven taken some skills away from this course that I will continue to use in my everyday life, being more grateful, savor an experience, meditation ad suing the WOOP method to achieve my goals.

By Kristi B

Jul 13, 2020

Laurie was a great instructor. She explained well and backed up all of her teachings with studies and great support. She spoke in laymans terms so we all understood. She was patient and understanding with assignments and guided the class well! I would take another class from her!

By Susan H B

Jun 30, 2020

Excellent course. Amazing professor. Really enjoyed the additional videos, articles and books recommended. I would highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to better understand well being and how to cultivate this in their lived and in the lives of those they lead and love.

By Verity W

Jun 27, 2020

Great course that helps you engage with the Positive Psychology literature and really implement it into your life on a daily basis, with lots of helpful and practical tips to assist in forming new wellbeing habits, designed to increase your happiness. Thoroughly enjoyed this course.

By Aubrey P A

Jun 15, 2020

Thank you for making this course. The course had shown me the happiness that is already in my life. I love the scientific discussions and the results of experiments astounded me. I will certainly read more on Positive Psychology in the future. Maybe I should follow your podcast too!

By Pamela W

Jun 9, 2020

I enjoyed the course so much and Dr. Santos is enjoyable to learn from. It was helpful teaching how to avoid pitfalls of wanting the wrong things in life and wanting what will really make you happy. Once you take the time to do the work, you will understand how valuable it truly is.

By Khánh V N T

May 27, 2020

The course is really engaging with a very different structure and format from any other Coursera courses. I highly appreciated the flow of Dr. Laurie's teaching method as well as how the supported materials are provided. Much impressed with the quality and the result of the course!

By James M

Apr 29, 2020

This course is truly an eye-opening experience. No matter what level of understanding you have of psychology, I believe you will get something from this. I have recommended this course to plenty of my friends not only in the corporate world but in the entertainment industry as well.

By Karen W

Nov 25, 2019

This course should be a requirement in high school health classes, in fact - I wish I had the opportunity to leverage many of these insights, yearsssssssss ago. Kudos to the Professor for proactively creating this course - AND making it engaging, informative, and impactful. Bravo!!!

By Marcio A A

Dec 26, 2020

It was a good experience. There is a lot that you hear or read from time to time in your every day life, but participating in a course like this actually put things in perspective and helps you to engage in activities to make little life improvements that in the end are a big deal.

By Mikayla n

Jul 6, 2020

This course CHANGED MY LIFE. It has questioned what we have been taught to think makes us happy and it teaches you what really does. But more than all of that, it helps you put practices in place that truly do make you happier. This course is probably the best decision I ever made.

By Burcin G Y

Jul 5, 2020

I enjoyed with the course and learned so much. I wasn't aware of many things about well-being and I'm glad I took the course and listen Prof Santos. She is sending positive vibes while talking/teaching and always smiling, which makes you feel happy. I strongly recommend the course.

By Cherry L

Jun 15, 2020

The course has been really effective! It is well designed and structured with an excellent engaging lecturer. I really enjoyed the 4-week rewirement challenge and it was such a nice feeling to actually feel better and happier progressively in the journey. A big thank you to Laurie!

By Jodi B

May 29, 2020

The lectures in this course are AMAZING. So much of what I've felt at various points in my life was explained, organized and backed with science and studies. I find myself telling everyone I know about different learnings from this course. Could not give it a better recommendation.