This course demonstrates scientifically-backed strategies for how to improve well-being, health, and happiness. This was a life-altering course for me, and helped me go from a place where I felt like I was struggling and that life was a grind day in and day out to one where I truly enjoy what I'm doing. And what I do every day hasn't really changed - my outlook, expectations, and focus have. Thank you for putting this course together. My wish is that everyone takes this course and gets something out of it!

Thank you! I got so much out of this course. I loved how there was so much science to back up the claims about what truly makes us happy in life. I was forced to really examine my habits and which were serving me vs which were holding me back. This course lead me to leave a relationship that wasn't serving me, be alcohol free for 30 days (and counting), begin a meditation ritual, incorporate new hobbies into my life, and so much more. My happiness score went way up and I'm so grafeful for this boost!

This course, including the rewirements, should be mandatory for everybody. It gives a holistic overview of the science of well-being, and presents various methods and practices once can implement in their everyday lives to feel better. Prior to this course, I have done a lot of reading about happiness, depression, anxiety, etc., but this course just gathers and presents everything that you need to know about general well-being and how to change your thoughts. So I would suggest to start your journey here.

I'm a skeptykal person and I really don't like books and courses about motivation because I feel the don't have a complete view of people and context, but I liked this course very much because is practical and it shows you with scientific theories and tests how the brain and emotions work, in the good and the bad ways. I enjoyed it and I'm sure must of the things I've learn will help me in my life, feels good to flow. Thanks to all, specialy to Laurie, for been such a good company in this Covid season.!!

This course was timely as most of us scrambled to contain our emotions in the face of the coronavirus, Quite honesty I was always more concerned about my mental health as I am prone to anxiety. Yale professor Laurie Santos might have been the perfect fit for this class as her demeanor was calm and confident and she was easy to listen to. The reading assignments and Youtube videos were all interesting and helpful. The core strengths and happiness scores were also very useful. Highly recommend! Thank you!

An incredible and insightful course! No better time than a pandemic to explore behavior changes and habits to drive positive results and emotions across all areas of your life. Great professor, amazing content and practical application for assignments. Enjoyed the mix of reading & video, discussions and collaborative opportunities with other students. Highly recommend this class for anybody looking for some direction and meaning in their lives. It's surprising how much a person can grow from this course!

Great class! Mind blowing stats around the tools and activities that can be done to improve our well-being. Practical tools and ideas to implement that end up providing major shift and changes within. I am thankful for this class and the way the content was delivered. I highly recommend this class; Laurie Santos is great and in addition to her amazing class she now has a free podcast (The Happiness Lab) that reinforces our learnings and provide great insights on mindfulness and being a happy human being.

Really excellent course that is packed with information but doesn't feel like it; there are multiple levels you can go into for more reading and more discovery, if you like, but for those who just want to get to feeling happier, there is the quick route as well. The course is also well paced and doesn't ever feel like it's giving too much at any one time. This is a big plus for a busy professional who otherwise has trouble finishing other online courses. Everyone should take this course and feel happier!

This was an excellent course, and marked my first online college course since graduating from Brandeis twenty-plus years ago! It was a great introduction to the ways in which we can actually work to find authentic happiness, and revealing some of the false notions we've gained over years of societal influence and conditioning. It had very practical applications, and if you put in the work and effort, the results were tangible. It has provided techniques and skills which I intend to utilize in daily life.

Short: DO THECOURSE - YOU FEEL THE DIFFERENCES.

That was one of the best decisions I took so far. Learning about the myths of happiness and how to rewire your thoughts and habits to feel significantly better in your daily life is a SUPERPOWER no one should miss to aquire!

The course is really thought out and brings you into action which is a learning experience you really feel in the end - when your life proves you the positive effects of the course! I will recommend it unconditionally to everyone I know.

I really love the course since it gives you an in-depth analysis about the science of well-being. Every information presented in the course is science-backed and informative. The lecturer is knowledgeable and inspiring, so I gain a lot of knowledge from her and I am motivated to practice the healthy practices. The course will show you what true happiness means in a straightforward way with clear proves. I am able to lead a happier life now, thanks for the course. Best wishes for you and happy learning.

I've done a significant amount of personal work, and while I knew some of the information delivered in the course (for example miswanting, or how meditation and sleep affect your mood/outlook) it was very interesting to solidify my acquired personal knowledge by understand the science behind it all. I also like how the course doesn't just provide knowledge, but really motivates you to putting your knowledge into action with step by step support. Great course, with actionable insight. Time well spent!

The title says it all: get ready to learn the scientific underpinnings of achieving that elusive sense of wellbeing that we're all longing for in life but can't quite seem to achieve. The science, research, data, and findings of studies done by some of the top positive psychologists and minds of the neuroscientific community added weight to this course, taking it from being a fluffy pop psychology lecture to an intensive 10-week reworking of habits. I found The Science of Well-Being to be life-changing.

I started this course in January out of complete curiosity that what possibly could a course of 10 weeks long teach us about well-being and all thanks to this lockdown that I was finally able to complete this course today.

This is an outstanding course! Easy to follow, interesting, scientifically backed, and just a joy to participate in. 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.

I wish I had come across this type of a lecture when I was young. Many of the points discussed in the course are now either known or at least intuitive for someone my age, but it's still reassuring to know the there's research that backs up my intuition. Anyone in their late teens or early twenties who're moving up in life must take this course because it'll give them the right perspective early on so that they don't have to learn after making mistakes, rather they can avoid those mistakes altogether.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The content was engaging, the rewirements were vital to putting this into practice, and I can honestly say this was lifechanging. I have done a lot of soul searching and self awareness in the last 10 years, and I so appreciated how this brought many new and old elements of what I've learned together while putting it in real world terms and scenarios. Dr. Laurie Santos is a gem, and I am confident she could teach anything and it would enliven and alter my perspective.

I enjoyed this course very much, it did teach me to be more aware of other feelings besides my own. I pay attention to saying hello to strangers and giving them a smile maybe even when I am not feeling it. I started walking again, which is amazing by itself, it has been about 7 years since I did walk each day. I have lost about 20 lbs. so far and will continue striving to stay in shape. Thank you for making me aware of savoring, and friendships and constantly working toward being happy every day!

Fantastic course on how the brain actually works for Well-Being. Backed by empirically validated science, it explains how everything we think make us happy doesn't, and how you can rewire your brain and re-frame your view, and in turn increase actual happiness. It has made a huge impact on my life, it will for you too if you take on the re-wirement protocols outlined on the course and absorb the information. Presented brilliantly by Laurie Santos, she has made it easily digestible. Highly recommend.

I was so delighted to be able to do this course, particularly during a really tough time thanks to furlough and the national lockdowns. I feel blessed that there was no charge too - truly Yale are giving back and I have felt the benefits over the period of the course. A clear, easy to follow lecture style with practical implementation makes this something I can use in my everyday life moving forwards. Thanks to Laurie and everyone at Yale for giving me the course and a taste of Ivy League life too!!

In the midst of the global pandemic and all the social issues we are facing, this course has been a helpful and beneficial source of practical and tangible strategies for me to incorporate better and healthier habits to take care of what I can control, which is my mind and body, into my daily routine and lifestyle. I learned so much and I am very thankful I was able to go on this journey. I am filled with gratitude and motivation to continue on living a life aimed at prioritising my well-being more.

This class was the perfect combination of engaging, entertaining content and scientific data and resources applied to a personal goal everyone has: to be happier! I learned a lot and even concepts that felt "common sense" were thoroughly discussed and backed up with research. I feel enlightened and more resilient having taken this class. I've worked on my "re-wirements" and feel the better for it. I recommend this course highly for anyone who wants to add some tools to their toolbox of life skills.

I LOVED THIS COURSE!! I believe Dr.Laurie Santos is incredibly intelligent and really love to learn from! She brought in so much data and digestible scientific research. This whole course is teaching everything that is common sense, but that in our society we overlook our thoughts and behaviors so easily. This course will help you rethink our daily practices and will encourage you to challenge what you thought was making us happy and will teach you the key things to increase our overall well-being!

I found this online Coursera course by Yale Professor Laurie Santos to be enlightening and engaging. I have learned much from this course that I will use in my daily life. It offers the science behind things that our brains do to stop us from living our best life. It offers practical ways to on how to overcome the obstacles in our minds to be able to put the practices learned during this course in daily use to maintain our well-being. I would recommend it to anyone concerned with their well-being.

I love this course so much! Great recommendations on how to live your best life, grounded in science. I have done a lot of work around personal growth in the past few years and I wasn't sure how much I would really learn, but a friend organized a group to take the course together so I figured why not. I really did learn some new strategies and approaches to well-being, and my happiness scores increased pre- to post- course. I only wish I'd had something like this decades ago when I was in college.

I found the course to be really pleasant, informative and I really looked forward to the lectures. I am really happy the course has given me an array of tools to use to be happier. One of the guests pointed out happiness is like a leaky tire you have to keep filling up. I love that analogy and if I feel my tire is starting to deflate a bit I can go to the happiness toolbox and choose from my strengths, gratitude, kindness, connections, sleep, exercise, meditation, etc. to pump the tire back up.