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Depresh Mode with John Moe

Dr. Laurie Santos on How to Get More Happiness

Depresh Mode with John Moe

Maximum Fun

Mental Health, Comedy, John Moe, Comedy Interviews, Interview, Health & Fitness

5777 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The Yale professor on what you can do to be happier than you are now.

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0:00.0

Yale University was founded in 1701.

0:11.0

It's the third oldest institution of higher learning in the country behind Harvard and William and Mary.

0:17.0

In the 321 year history of Yale, the most popular class ever is called Psychology and the Good Life.

0:26.5

Out of every single class, ever at Yale, this is the one the most people have wanted to take.

0:32.1

It's a class about happiness, designed and taught by Dr. Lori Santos.

0:36.7

She's a cognitive scientist, director of Yale's

0:39.7

comparative cognition laboratory, and director of Yale's canine cognition center. The class started in

0:46.8

2018 and was hugely popular right out of the gate. So popular, Yale now offers the class

0:53.5

online to anyone for free.

0:56.3

And Lori, Dr. Santos said I could call her Lori. Lori is a great professor, presents fascinating

1:02.2

stuff in a clear, understandable way. But the popularity of the class is about more than her.

1:08.9

It's about people being really, really hungry to find a way

1:13.8

to be happier in the world today, especially college-age students. We're in a mental health

1:20.0

crisis in this country and young people are getting slammed particularly hard. And we're at a bit

1:26.0

of a nexus point, too, where there's a desperate desire

1:30.0

for better mental health and a greater willingness than ever to speak out about that desire,

1:35.8

to pursue a better life. Things suck, and we're talking about it more. Like here, it's

1:42.3

Depression Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here.

1:45.8

This class on happiness led to a podcast that Lori hosts called The Happiness Lab. And what

1:51.5

impresses me about Lori's work is that it's not cheerleading. It's not vapid platitudes of

1:58.3

daffodils and rainbows. It's real information and insight, practical stuff on how to better position yourself to feel better, to feel happier.

2:10.4

I was happy to talk to her. Dr. Lorry Santos, welcome to Depression Mode.

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