Dr. Laurie Santos

I think there's this misconception that as a happiness professor, I'm doing all the things that I preach to my students that they should be doing to feel happy. But of course, a lot of these strategies take some work, right? They take some kind of active effort.

And it always feels like when a listener or a former student of my online class comes up to me, it's like, oh, this helped me so much because I've been doing X, Y, and Z. It's usually an X, Y, and Z that I personally am not doing myself. So it's been fun to get them to maybe help the preacher practice what she's preaching as it were.

And it always feels like when a listener or a former student of my online class comes up to me, it's like, oh, this helped me so much because I've been doing X, Y, and Z. It's usually an X, Y, and Z that I personally am not doing myself. So it's been fun to get them to maybe help the preacher practice what she's preaching as it were.

And it always feels like when a listener or a former student of my online class comes up to me, it's like, oh, this helped me so much because I've been doing X, Y, and Z. It's usually an X, Y, and Z that I personally am not doing myself. So it's been fun to get them to maybe help the preacher practice what she's preaching as it were.

But yeah, one of my favorite examples was a learner from my Coursera course named Clement, who was on one of the first episodes of the podcast. And he wrote me a handwritten letter. I came home one day and just found this handwritten letter. And he said, I was feeling really depressed. I was actually even experiencing suicidality. I started Googling like how to be happier and your course came up.

But yeah, one of my favorite examples was a learner from my Coursera course named Clement, who was on one of the first episodes of the podcast. And he wrote me a handwritten letter. I came home one day and just found this handwritten letter. And he said, I was feeling really depressed. I was actually even experiencing suicidality. I started Googling like how to be happier and your course came up.

But yeah, one of my favorite examples was a learner from my Coursera course named Clement, who was on one of the first episodes of the podcast. And he wrote me a handwritten letter. I came home one day and just found this handwritten letter. And he said, I was feeling really depressed. I was actually even experiencing suicidality. I started Googling like how to be happier and your course came up.

And at first, this is one of the reasons I love Claremont's letter. He said, I figured it was like hippie, dippy California stuff. Like I just didn't think it was going to work for me, but he was pretty desperate. And so he tried it and he said that everything has really changed, right?

And at first, this is one of the reasons I love Claremont's letter. He said, I figured it was like hippie, dippy California stuff. Like I just didn't think it was going to work for me, but he was pretty desperate. And so he tried it and he said that everything has really changed, right?

And at first, this is one of the reasons I love Claremont's letter. He said, I figured it was like hippie, dippy California stuff. Like I just didn't think it was going to work for me, but he was pretty desperate. And so he tried it and he said that everything has really changed, right?

He's now putting into practice these strategies where he tries to experience more social connection and more gratitude. He's more mindful and the practices from the course really have helped. usually the board that he's no longer experiencing suicidality, but also just like feeling much happier with his life. And then I get to have him on the show.

He's now putting into practice these strategies where he tries to experience more social connection and more gratitude. He's more mindful and the practices from the course really have helped. usually the board that he's no longer experiencing suicidality, but also just like feeling much happier with his life. And then I get to have him on the show.

He's now putting into practice these strategies where he tries to experience more social connection and more gratitude. He's more mindful and the practices from the course really have helped. usually the board that he's no longer experiencing suicidality, but also just like feeling much happier with his life. And then I get to have him on the show.

I got to interview him and come on and yeah, it was just incredible. And so, I mean, I think this is really what the work suggests, right? The research really suggests that everyone listening right now can become happier. But like all good things in life, it's going to take some work.

I got to interview him and come on and yeah, it was just incredible. And so, I mean, I think this is really what the work suggests, right? The research really suggests that everyone listening right now can become happier. But like all good things in life, it's going to take some work.

I got to interview him and come on and yeah, it was just incredible. And so, I mean, I think this is really what the work suggests, right? The research really suggests that everyone listening right now can become happier. But like all good things in life, it's going to take some work.

It's just like getting a little bit healthier, maybe learning to play an instrument that you want to learn how to play, learning a new language. There are all these things that we want to do to better ourselves, but they just take some time and energy. Becoming happier. I think their research shows work like that, right?

It's just like getting a little bit healthier, maybe learning to play an instrument that you want to learn how to play, learning a new language. There are all these things that we want to do to better ourselves, but they just take some time and energy. Becoming happier. I think their research shows work like that, right?

It's just like getting a little bit healthier, maybe learning to play an instrument that you want to learn how to play, learning a new language. There are all these things that we want to do to better ourselves, but they just take some time and energy. Becoming happier. I think their research shows work like that, right?

There are strategies you can use to feel better, but they're going to take a little bit of work.