The most popular class in Yale University’s history. Now free for everyone.
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Students in The Science of Well-Being get 17% happier relative to baseline.
That’s an average 1.1 point increase in flourishing on a 10-point scale.*
Yaden, D. B., Claydon, J., Bathgate, M., Platt, B., Santos, L. R. (2021). Teaching well-being at scale: An intervention study. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0249193.
“... [Yale] has made available online, for free, the most popular course in its long and storied history. And it's a course that could be useful for anyone and everyone, regardless of their skills, knowledge, stage in life or their career aspirations.”
Sydney Morning Herald
Real science. Real results.
In this ten week course, Professor Santos reveals what science says about how to improve your well-being.
Along the way, she explains our own misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that can lead us to think irrationally about happiness, and the research that can help us change. Through a series of happiness-boosting challenges to be done as ‘homework’ throughout the course, you will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a personal wellness activity into your life.
Life changing lessons
Common misconceptions about happiness
What really improves our well-being
Active strategies to become happier
