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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....

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DH

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presenter is very good .

i love her.

the content which i learned here in this course is actually intuitive and i have heard and read from different sources , but here its different.

thank you

NN

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This course was really interesting! I loved it. The teacher was amazing and very engaging. And it was my first time doing peer-graded assignments, i was scared but i did it and i'm so proud of myself.

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By Gillian G

Nov 22, 2022

This was an enjoyable course. It helped me look into myself and view others positively.  The information received is put into practice daily, to keep me optimistic and focused.

Thank you, Professor Santos, for sharing your knowledge.

By Sujal K N

Oct 1, 2021

This course gave me some really deep insight especially about the annoying features of the mind plus what are the actual things which makes us happy are explained beautifully by the instructor with some amazing graphs and researches.

By Carol A G

Mar 31, 2021

This course is highly recommended.

Thanks Teacher Laurie for all the tips!!!

This really helps me improve my mental health during this pandemic.

I will surely used the strategies you

taught us to

increase our level of happiness.

Cheers!!!

By Elif U

Mar 20, 2021

This was the first Online Course I have enrolled. I am grateful it has helped not only by providing the theoretical content but also a great opportunity to put our learnings into practice to make these into habits. Thank you so much.

By Maryam k

Jan 3, 2021

This course was very useful for me both academically and personally. It changed my view about my life. Now I don't waiting for achieving a goal to become happy, Instead I learned how can I enjoy from the way not from the destination.

By Marcela F

Oct 29, 2020

Excellent course that improves the learner's overall life. It brings a scientific approach to daily habits that the student should embrace in their daily lives to improve their well-being. This course should be taught in all schools.

By Hong H N

Sep 28, 2020

Before joining this course, I felt a struggle about my life. I compare myself with others. I felt stress a lot. After spending time learning this course, I learn so much exciting knowledge. I can see the well-being in different ways.

By Jatin K

Aug 6, 2020

This is a course that is meant to be taken by everyone. It helped me improve a lot. I even think these kinds of courses should be taught to students from the middle school level. It will help facilitate better growth of the students.

By Pratibha V

Jul 17, 2020

The course is really interesting. Prof. Laurie Santos actually made it so simple to learn the basics about how a human mind works. The course also teaches us different strategies to practice that contribute to our overall well-being.

By Regina M

Jun 30, 2020

Amazing course! Highly recommend especially if you're not very happy at the moment, it lightens your spirit. I learned so much from this course I am so happy I took it,recommended by my best friend, I wouldn't have done it otherwise!

By Emily M S

May 19, 2020

I have learned so much during this course and my willpower has definitely strengthened. I look forward to applying all the changes to my life from now on and from evidence of the happiness tests, I am happier than when I started out.

By Ivan H J

Aug 8, 2019

make a change in your mind at the moment you realize, things are not like you feel at first. Our world and close environment has much more relation with happiness that we could think. Start find your way to well-being from the inside

By Lena G

Jul 6, 2019

This course couldn't of come at a better time for me. It has brought me back to all the things I already kne, but had lost sight of. It's allowed me to find happiness in my current situation and shone light on where I had gone wrong.

By alej n

Oct 24, 2023

Cuestiona de una forma clara y didáctica los falsos mitos sobre los que hemos levantado nuestros referentes de felicidad y éxito. Ofrece herramientas útiles para mejorar el pensamiento crítico y el bienestar personal. Lo recomiendo!

By Michelle J

Oct 19, 2022

I think everyone would benefit from this course and I shared it with friends and clients! It can be difficult to look at ourselves objectively but when we do, with a course like this for guidance, we become the people we want to be!

By Jason M

Jul 2, 2022

This class was able to put my life and my wants into perspective. The self reflection that occured during this class resulted in a positive change in my life. I consider the information and practices that I learned to be invaluable.

By Chikodili O

May 17, 2022

Dr. Laurie shared practical tips that we can implement in our daily lives and also discussed the science behind why these work. The course structure is very well designed and engaging. This was such a helpful and insightful course.

By Bonnie C

Apr 1, 2022

I learned a great deal from this course.

It truly has made a difference in my life.

I do feel happier and appreciate so much more.

I share some of what I learned with others.

I truly am grateful for this course being in existance.

By Uzaimah R

Feb 21, 2022

it was Amazing course and life changing (positively). It works like a therapy and i must say that who are facing now challenging time they should take that therapeutic lectures of the science of well-being from Madam Laurei Santos.

By Mike J

Aug 27, 2021

can't say enough great things about professor laurie. i think it's her down-to-earth way of speaking, coupled with the research and science part. it's no wonder she's a top instructor! i learned a lot, thank you professor laurie!

By Harriet d W

Jun 16, 2021

This course really makes you happier! Thanks professor Laurie Santos and others for your inspiration and enthousiasm. Lots of usefull info, nice Yale-setting to attend to :) and most of all practical tools to make a change possible.

By Iris K

May 27, 2021

The course was really great, I got so many new insights! The only thing I did not like was that other students graded my assignment since one of them wrote really stupid stuff and just wanted to show off and so I had to do it again.

By Xkanleox A V P

May 5, 2021

It is a highly recommended course. I just have to say that it really changed my life and made me do a deep introspection about my life and if I was really happy. My life in these 10 weeks has changed in a way that I did not imagine.

By Richard F

Feb 9, 2021

Fantastic! Now I am much more aware of what makes me happy. From grading exercises I became very impressed by all the work others put into the course to change their lives. Yes, I did, too. I strongly recommend the course to others.

By Anne T

Jan 2, 2021

Fascinating and well-presented course on the Science of Well-being, allowing us to really better understand happiness, what matters and makes an impact, and how we can make changes in our lives to positively affect our own outcomes.