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!

Exceptional program at a crucial and pivotal time in my life and the world. This became my anchor in a chaotic situation.

It has given me a positive oulet and outlook in one of the most challenging times in my life.

Thank you to the staff and professor involved in giving a grounding construct for making the best out of a

Challenging situation.

Keep this course going. There will be infinite reasons why this will likely become an anchor and beacon

Of hope for many other students to come.

The Science of Well-Being Course is a fascinating look at the psychology of happiness. Professor Laurie Santos does an amazing job of making the content accessible and engaging. Learning about the science of happiness by studying positive psychology and its research is both interesting and enlightening. I thoroughly enjoyed this class, and more importantly gained some tools to practically apply the concepts to my life and increase my happiness. I highly recommend this course!!!

I have been able over the course weeks to introduce or reintroduce many healthy habits.

My journal is still on going and each day I record 3 gratitudes, 1 random act of kindness and what exercise I did that day. This is a daily journal record.

The importance of meditation was something I had never learned and is life changing.

I signed on to this course because of Covid 19 and it has given me many tools to use during this pandemic.

Grateful for "The Science of Well-Being". Thank you.

I loved this course! It could not have come at a better time for me. I am a social worker, working from home during Covid-19 stay home orders in our state. Very stressful for myself and my clients calling - lonely isolated seniors. The course material was well put together, the guest speakers were interesting, the professor was extremely knowledgeable about what she is teaching! I would take it again and will recommend it to others. Thank you for making this course available. Diana

Even I did not follow the "rules" this course changed the way of thinking about the obstacles to achieve a better well being. Instead of asking myself how can I become as happy as others, trying to adopt to their routines, I rather ask myself now: What is missing that might increase your level of well being. And I had to admit that acutally I don't need anything. Live is brilliant for me right now and I don't need more or even something else.

Therefore the perfect course for me :-)

This course was thorough, engaging, and has greatly impacted my own happiness and well-being. I supplemented the weekly lectures and readings with Dr. Laurie Santos' "The Happiness Lab" podcast, which does cover some of the same material, but adds a richness from real stories and science from other researchers. I highly recommend that everyone take this course from Coursera, and I hope that all receive the same amount of positive improvement in their lives as I have. Thank you!

A MUST!! The Science of Well-Being is a great evidence-based course for everyone on a personal and professional level. This course has helped me identify aspects of my well-being that I want to improve upon to lead a fulfilling and purposeful life. The journey we embark on starts with learning about what we think makes us happy and what actually makes us happy and culminates with a challenge to rewire our way of thinking and behaviors to create lifelong habits toward well-being.

This course was AWESOME! The best part of the course was the science. I don't think the information, recommendations, or tools would have been as credible without the science. Dr. Santos is engaging and relatable. She has a clear understanding of the science of well-being and presents it in a way that is easy to understand. I strongly recommend this course to anyone who wants to be happier, more fulfilled and improve their sense of well-being. This course is a 10 out of 10.

Finding happiness has been the greatest ask of human beings since time immemorial. Some look up to religion, some turn to spirituality but i am glad I chose Science to answer this. Science experiments and data in the course does indicate that simple things like kindheartedness, healthy lifestyle and a bit of discipline can indeed make you happier. Explained by Laurie i a very simple language and a very easy going pace, this is a highly recommended course, for anyone and everyone.

If you want to learn how to be happier, bang your mouse onto the ENROL button and strap yourself in for the education ride of a lifetime. Absolutely 110% recommend this course to EVERYONE. It's accessible, practical, engaging, totally do-able around a full-time job, and it's FUN! You'll feel a genuine sense of achievement, and you'll come out the other end a happier person, almost guaranteed. Thanks to Laurie and the team. You guys rock for making this content accessible to all.