Professor Santos is a talented educator who brought the science to life in an accessible format in this incredible life changing course. The professor's lectures were engaging, fun and the perfect length. I appreciated her discussions and humor throughout. Also, the added use of the rewi app helped set my new habits of happiness. Thank you for offering this course and helping make the world a better, happier place. This should be a required course for all students freshman year! Kudos Yale!

I took this course beginning the first week of the COVID-19 virus causing social distancing. I had no idea at the time how critical this course would become to my mental and physical well being. I did the work and set and reached milestones that I had not thought possible before. But this course taught me to create opportunities out of the worst situation! I am happier than I was before COVID-19 hit and it’s not over. But I have the tools to get me through , smiling! Thank YOU Ms. Santos!!!

At my age (89+) and experience as a teacher, columnist and author of over 100 books on self help, athletics, motoring, management, marketing, Zen, Sufism , humour, healthcare etc. many topics served as a welcome revision. WOOP was new to me and I am bowled over by its very simplicity and effectiveness. I have installed respected Gabriele Oettingen as my Guru. Not as a criticism, but as a two- penny worth opinion, I feel, the course is highly Americanized and cultural diversity is lacking.

It was not like any other course I’ve done before and I really liked how we actually put all the strategies learnt into practice. I feel like this element of the course really helps with making a positive impact in someones happiness and wellbeing. As I practiced the rewirement challenge as well as did all the other assignments I feel . The course helped and I enjoyed learning all this information about wellness and happiness and most of all. Also Laurie was extremely engaging and awesome!

This course is outstanding for everyone. This should be mandatory. I have learned that I was doing things right all along but, this structured it and explained why. What I have learned in the past was what I felt good doing but never truly understood why it was.

The US is terrible when it comes to implementing more social sciences. But, I have a hunch it is part of the economic growth strategy.

You have a done an amazing job and look forward to taking more classes with you. Cheers Senora!!

Really helped me with issues I have been dealing with emotionally and mentally. I really enjoyed the layout of the course and it was very will structured. The activities, pro tips and tools to accomplishing my goals helped a lot. Professor Santos has a deep understanding of her field and the interviews with her peers in her professional were also great to listen to. Overall the course was very well done, would recommend to anyone who is trying to find some balance and peace in their lives.

I have found this course extremely valuable and it has re-enforced some of the things I was doing already but I have also found many other evidence based methods of supporting my well-being.Over the last 6 weeks I have found myself to be happier , healthier as well as highly motivated.

I have started a new path in my career and also developed a new skill of typing which has improved my productivity at work and home. WOOP is something which is helping me a lot as well.

Thank you so much.

Anni

When I started the course, my overall happiness indices were relatively high. I did not know for sure which behaviours were positive influencers and which ones were not. I enjoyed the lectures and challenges combined with thorough research and analysis. It me helped to understand outcomes that would normally seem opposite to my intuition. Even though we are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, by following the material and completing the challenges, my overall happiness scores improved.

It was a wonderful experience to be able to have access to such a high-standard education what was accompanied by a high quality and engaging professor. It is a light course to watch but at the same time a eye-opening one giving you lots of insights of happiness that we tend to not recognize or misunderstand amid this society we are part of. Despite the lightness of the classes, the activities require some effort and they are indeed really important for you to get the most of this course.

I've really learnt so much from this course. There are positives as well as negatives but the goal is the experience and knowledge you get. During the course of the lectures, we were given some rewirements to participate in. At first it was difficult to implement but Mrs. Santos's focus was solely on the practical aspects than the theory. I believe without putting the techniques into action, one cannot get a satisfactory outcome. To cut this short, thank you SO MUCH for this opportunity.

I enjoyed learning and doing this course.

Even though I was aware of some of the rewirements which were discussed, the insights and research taught in the course further helped me to adopt these practices as part of my daily routine. Especially during these uncertain times, it really helped in keeping oneself focused on positive practices.

I hope to be able to participate and continue to learn more about the Science and Psychology of Well-Being in the future too.

Thank you for the course.

I loved this course; very informative. The content can be life changing if one is open to adjusting common preconceptions about what makes us feel happy and fulfilled.

The instructor is knowledgeable, authentic, and charismatic. Dr Santos's humility about her own journey to happiness through the scientific research is refreshing and inspiring.

I would recommend this course to anyone - from high school students through retirees. There is great value in the concepts taught in this course.

I was not sure what to expect for this course when I registered. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the lectures, the supporting sciences behind the key points and the thoroughness of the quizzes & exams. Truthfully, my favorite part was the peer reviews - I may have gotten just as mush out of those as I did the course itself. Well done Ms. Santos ! Oh and at the outset I did recommend the course to four of my friends - they each got as much or more than me from the content.

I really enjoy taking this course. It changed my view about Well-Being and Happiness. It was an opportunity to rewire, to commit myself to new eating habits such as adopting a plan-based diet for a long and healthy life. It revealed my top character strengths which I should use daily in order to become a better and happy person. I will share my wisdom with others and encourage them to take this course for their well-being. Thank you Professor Laurie and Yale for giving this free course.

El curso es excelente, está muy bien planteado, la profesora tiene una gran habilidad para exponer de forma sintética todos los contenidos científicos, se evidencia la revisión de las investigaciones y el dominio de los temas expuestos. Los videos son interesantes y completos. La articulación semanal con las actividades prácticas y el reto final hacen que el curso sea fácil de incorporar a la vida diaria. Me encantó, me sirvió mucho y espero que se animen a realizarlo miles de personas.

This is a great course that will help rewire your brain through useful tips. The extended course has better prompts and convenient video reminders which help the adult learn maintain social involvement and motivation needed to complete the course. Dr. Santos delivers relevant lectures with great visual examples and beneficial interviews with guest speakers. The supplementary reading and videos will provide you with a greater understanding of this course . I highly recommend this course.

I have been majorly interested in the science of happiness and have read a ton of material on it. I also took a course in my senior year in college at Northeastern that covers most of the content covered in this course and it is truly a very well-designed course for someone who is interested in learning about incorporating positive and happiness in life. The course teaches you simple little changes you can bring to your life in order to make your daily life experience a wholesome one.

This is the best online course I have taken! Dr. Laurie Santos is a fantastic professor and teaches the topics presented with such a relatable style to all those who are listening. I love how it didn't seem like she was reading verbatim off of a teleprompter, which loses the interest of most audiences and authenticity. Clearly, judging by the enrollment for this course it is highly recommended and is quite simply a life skill that should be practised daily and that proves beneficial.

This course is accessible to everyone. I am a psychotherapist and so had been familiar with much of the positive psychology lectures, the benefits of meditation, gratitude and savoring. It is always helpful to have actual reminders. I especially liked the rewirement around setting goals.

The professor engages easily. I'm glad I registered for the course and although I use these techniques already with clients I plan to more formally implement some of what was presented in this course.

So far, this course has been informational, enlightening and personally helpful. I have used the content (research, activities, and references) both in my personal life (with goal setting, re-framing, and in teaching clients various techniques to better enhance their lives).

It is current, well-paced and extremely practical. Can't thank you enough.

Challenge has been to block time out to fully immerse and absorb the content...work and life does pose a challenge. WOOP is coming!

I am delighted with this course, thank you very much to the lecturer for all the recommendations and advice. I am writing a review half a year after training with a pleasant feeling. And I remember with pleasure this time when I just started taking the course. Many thanks to the creators of the platform and the lecturer. This is a really useful course, it will help you understand how to use your strengths and how to gradually change your bad habits to useful ones, etc.! Thank you :)

I have learnt so much on this course. It has helped me understand a lot about myself and that I can make a few simple changes in my life to have a positive effect on my happiness and well-being. I love learning and this has been a very positive experience for me. The course content was set out well and I enjoyed listening to the video's each week. They helped motivate me and keep me on track with my learning. I feel that I now have the tools I need to live a happier life. Thank you.

While taking part in this course, I wanted to tell everyone about it. I kept thinking "gosh, I wish I could've taken this in high school!" I truly believe that it has the potential to positively impact the lives of so many people. It's empowering and eye-opening to learn the scientific research behind well-being and happiness. I'm grateful to have this course to look back on and utilize for information and inspiration. I would highly recommend The Science of Well-Being to anyone! 🙂

This has been fantastic for me. At a time when I truly needed it with all of the uncertainty that this pandemic and lockdown has brought as well as still overcoming the effects of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and my own chronic mental and physical illness, this course has truly changed my life for the better and got me through. Thank you so much for putting this out there for the general public. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has found this to be a literal life saver.

This course helped me to understand with strong scientific background why the misconceptions of happiness are wrong, learning new psychology concepts that allow me to see the roots of certain suffering and unhappiness in life while also developing new strategies to back me up in the search for better life quality. Thank you professor Laurie Santos and all the researchers responsible for such an important knowledge for everyone in this course! May you keep helping the lives of many!