This was a fantastic course, thank you for the opportunity. It would have been beneficial to see the rubric for the final assignment before having to submit it. Also, I found it hard to relay the information I wanted to in the amount of sentences it said to use, a couple more sentences for each one wold have been nice.

Loved the course and learnt so much about what is truly important to happiness. The timing was perfect given the COVID-19 pandemic. The forced locked down provided the space to really focus on my learnings from the course and implement changes to make my life happier going forward. Thank you so much Laurie and Yale!

This course is what got me through this very difficult time. I have learned so many new strategies for behavior modification through positive psychology that will stay with me forever. Thank you, Yale and Professor Santos , for offering this class at no cost! It has been incredibly eye-opening and well worth doing.

This course has been the best thing that could have happened to me, I never thought that it would be possible to achieve a positive impact in such a short time and that the solution to my problems was in me and I did not know it.

I begin to know how to enjoy every minute of my life.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY

Exceptional course. I've read many books on happiness and well-being, but none have had the same kind of positive impact on my life as this course. Teaching the science then giving specific assignments to put these known-to-work strategies into practice is an unbeatable combination. Couldn't recommend it more strongly.

I loved this course. It’s easy to do in small segments and Laurie is soooo interesting. I feel happy that I’ve already actually been doing most of the right things but I feel it’s increased my confidence and that discovering meditation and mindfulnessness has helped me to slow down yet achieve more. Thanks so much.

The course was very beneficial to me, I believe it should be taught not only to undergraduate students but also to High School students so they understand themselves more and are able to make educated decisions. I am 44 years and never understood myself as much as I did after completing the course.

Thank you very much!

Dr. Santos provided a fun and meaningful way to learn and try new strategies to help increase personal happiness. It's incredibly refreshing to have someone who is an educator letting us know that grades are really NOT the most important thing in the world. I wish she could've told me that before I finished college :)

Thank you for your foresight in teaching The Science of Well-Being!

Balance is needed and necessary to elevate the level of thought and access creative solutions to today's global and local events and personal relationships! All the best in your growth and journey!

Thank you,

Myra Baker

Conscious Dimensions and N-1 Games

Just start. The hardest part is starting. It's a free course and it's for you. This course has the potential to change your mind and change your life. Don't miss out. Phenomenal instructor, excellent organization of materials and 100% relatable, informative and helpful. Thank you to Professor Santos and her students.

In the course, you will focus on what really matters and become more aware about precious time and gratitude!

Give yourself the gift of this priceless education :)

Thank you, thank you Dr. Santos & team, for allowing me to see through the rose-colored glasses again! You have both brightened and enhanced my perspective!

Absolutely amazing! The teacher was engaging, and the classroom setting made me feel as though I was really there. Everything we learned changed the way that I see the world and the vision of happiness that I had. It helped me realize what I really wanted, by understanding what happiness was first. I 100% recommend!

Hugely insightful and engaging course with a very broad range of material presented in an easy to understand and thought provoking way. The course encourages change and action without adding stress or anxiety that can often come with the feeling of having to do better. I thoroughly recommend this course for everyone!

This course has significantly enhanced my life, happiness and well-being. The lectures, the interviews, the reference material and entire course content are outstanding. I will ensure that what I have learned from this course will always remain a part of my life and guide me towards continued growth and happiness.

I am quite an experienced and learned man, but I must admit that this course opened new avenues of thought from a practical point of view of making life better and being happier. I am delighted that this course added something worthwhile to my knowledge. Congratulations Yale for organizing such a wonderful experience

This is a great course - very enjoyable to do with engaging and entertaining content but also designed very well to help you put the concepts into practice in your own life (though this will still take work and commitment, it is great that the course design itself mirrors the concepts discussed . Highly recommended.

I really loved the science of well-being and i will recommend it to other people. Why? Because i learned so much about my own happinesslevel, i can use it in my job as a coach for communication. Upshot: It is a very good chance to create an own strategy for being happy and to teach others about it. Thank you so much.

I loved this course, simply. By putting forward research backed views, Laurie does a fantastic job of bringing those often forgotten small things in our lives. The course design is also great, helping you to form a habit and motivating you to stick to it. Tangible changes in happiness scores is simply an added bonus!

Loved the energy which seemed to rub in throughout the presentations.

I liked the crisp, clear presentation

Revisiting the earlier discussed areas was a good technique.

Quiz in presentation helped to focus

Liked the question answer sessions.

Was very impressed by the confidence and ease.

Thank you Laura for creating this.

I really enjoyed how Laurie used examples and scientific facts to create a framework that would allow anyone to be happier . I have found that by being happy in life, it transcends into the workplace and others feel the new positive energy. People tend to trust you. Trust is the biggest currency of life.

Great course.

The professor is very engaging. Just from listening to her I can tell that she understands a lot about the information she is giving us. From all of her tips to all of the scientific data, this class really helped to give me tips to better myself and gain a better perspective view of the world. 10/10 really enjoyed.

So far, it has been the most useful course I have ever taken. Laurie Santos manages to bring in all the empirical research about concrete elements and strategies that make up true happiness. Most importantly, the "homework" (which I will be doing after the course ends) is both feasible, engaging, and life changing.

I really loved this course! Lots of interesting findings to think about. And it's great that the course is so practical. I started it when there was quite a complicated, not-that-happy period in my life, and after several weeks of practicing what the course teaches, I felt much better. Thank you Laurie for your work!

This is an extremely useful course that helps tech you how to build happiness boosting habits in your life. Easy to follow and helps you try out and create new habits as you learn the reasons for doing so. Not very time consuming to spend 10-15 min or so a day and complete the course in 10 weeks. Highly recommended!

Thanks to Coursera at Yale and special to Laurie Santos, an opportunity to open a window to see something special and applicable to me. I learned with videos and some articles. I learned and reflected on really important things. This opportunity should be for everyone. Reflect on what I want and what makes me happy.