Professor Laurie Santos, a Yale psychologist, created a class called “The Science of Well Being,” and it became the most popular course in the Ivy’s 319 years. She’s since given shorter presentations about her findings to the wider world, but now the entire course is online — and free — at Coursera. The class isn’t just lectures; you’ll actually do coursework that will (scientifically!) increase your own happiness and build better habits.
This sharable snippet comes from the April 1 edition of Corcoran’s Home/Office e-newsletter.