Department of Psychology
Portrait of Laurie Santos

The Science of Well-Being

Published: March 20, 2018

Description

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.

Course Takeaways

  • In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits.
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Delivery

Available on Coursera

Duration
10 weeks (19 hrs)
Fees
None
Language
English
Subtitles
Arabic, French, Ukrainian, Portuguese (European), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish, Persian
Credentials
Coursera Certificate

Meet the Instructors

faculty profile image Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman Residential College at Yale University. Dr. Santos hosts the popular podcast, The Happiness Lab. Additionally, she is the director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory and the Canine Cognition Center at Yale. She received her A.B. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard in 2003. Full biography