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.
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Instructor(s): Laurie Santos 
Subtitles: English, Arabic,
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The Science of Well-Being
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Approx. 19 hours to complete
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Ukrainian, Portuguese (European), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish, Persian
Skills you will gain
GratitudeHappinessMeditationSavoring
Learner Career Outcomes
14%
started a new career after completing these courses
15%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Approx. 19 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Ukrainian, Portuguese (European), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish, Persian
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Yale University
For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Introduction
Why take this course?
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 13 min), 9 readings
2 hours to complete
Misconceptions About Happiness
What do we think will make us happy?
2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 63 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Why Our Expectations are so Bad
Why do we mispredict what makes us happy?
2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 64 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
How Can We Overcome Our Biases
How we counteract our annoying features of the mind?
2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 73 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM THE SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING
by MVJan 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.
by SSAug 21, 2020
Amazing course and amazing instructor. The environment and vibes throughout were positive and helped me feel much happier and understand much more about looking at life through different perspectives.
by LHAug 21, 2020
Great fun way of learning about personal thought processing, attitudes and well-being. Very helpful course to get me to assess my life and how to make the changes I needed to improve my well-being.
by AAJan 12, 2021
This course really helped me a lot, I am grateful with Laurie Santos and her team, the people involved into this great project. The oriented me into understanding valuable states of being and actions.
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