Coursera · Laurie Santos, Yale University
The Science of Well-Being
A psychology-based course examining expectations about happiness and the habits used to put well-being research into everyday practice.
Beginner10+ hoursCertificate
Well-Being courses and tutorials
Explore well-being education for research, expectations, and habit exercises, with guidance on reflection and the limits of applying general findings personally.
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About Well-Being
Well-being courses connect research ideas with reflection and everyday habits. They can provide a useful structure for trying an exercise, but a general finding does not guarantee the same experience for every learner. Circumstances matter.
Choose a useful starting point
Choose material that explains its evidence and asks you to observe your own experience carefully. Keep the workload manageable. Educational exercises are different from treatment or individualized mental-health care.
Build on the lessons
Try one realistic habit, define when it will happen, and record the experience briefly. Review whether it fits your needs before adding several changes at once.