Laurie Santos - The Real Scoop on How to Be Happier (From the Most Popular Course in Yale History)

Untangle

Health & Fitness

4.3 • 822 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Yale Psychology Professor Laurie Santos taught "Psychology and the Good Life" first in the spring 2018 in response to concerning levels of student depression, anxiety, and stress on campus. It became the most popular class in Yale's history. Next, Coursera offered the course online, calling it "The Science of Well Being" and, to date, over 400k people have taken the it. Laurie Santos has definitely hit a nerve. The good news is that we have a lot more control over our happiness levels than we think. Laurie talks about how to put the science of happiness and well-being to work in our own lives.

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0:00.0	What kind of weekend are you in the mood for?
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0:30.5	Welcome to Untangle, the podcast from 5-star app meditation studio and Muse,
0:35.8	the brain sensing headband that gives you feedback on your
0:38.3	meditation practice. I'm Patricia Carpus, co-founder of meditation studio and your host on Untangle,
0:45.0	along with my co-host, Muse, founder, Ariel Garden. This month, we're focusing on happiness.
0:52.0	What is it? How do you invite more of it into your life?
0:55.8	How do we actually find more meaning, fulfillment, and purpose?
0:59.8	Each guest this month will help Ariel and I explore this topic.
1:04.2	As always, if you have feedback, comments, or suggestions,
1:07.6	especially on the subject of happiness, email us at founders at Meditation
1:12.8	Studio app.com.
1:14.9	Today's guest is Yale Professor of Psychology, Lori Santos.
1:19.5	Lori taught psychology and the good life first in spring 2018 in response to concerning
1:26.4	levels of student depression, anxiety, and stress on campus.
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