In this well-being 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.ย
At the start of the course, you will work to reveal misconceptions we all have about happiness and the reasons our mind leads us to think the way we do. Following that, you will delve into proven happiness-increasing activities along with strategies to build better habits. Lastly, you will be gifted time, tips, and social support to work on the final assignment which asks learners to apply one wellness activity aka โRewirementโ into their lives for four weeks.
How it works
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Get a certificate -ย When you successfully complete the course assignments, you receive a shareable electronic Course Certificate that you can add to your resume and LinkedIn.
Who is this course for?ย This course is for people who want to not only learn what psychological research says about what makes us happy but also to put those learnings into practice.ย
What you will get?ย Aside from access to a wealth of knowledge from Laurie Santos, a Yale professor, this course includes video tutorials, quizzes and projects with a focus on well-being. In the end, you will be made ready to embody a specific wellness activity into your life.
Some of the skills youโll learn
- Gratitude,ย
- Happiness,ย
- Meditation,ย
- Savoring
The syllabus includes
- Misconceptions About Happiness
- Why Our Expectations are so Bad
- How Can We Overcome Our Biases
- Stuff that Really Makes Us Happy
- Putting Strategies into Practice
- Start Your Final Rewirement Challenge
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