Dr. Laurie Santos

You'd think. I'm inclined to be honest because one thing the happiness science shows is that being honest about our negative emotions is important, too. So when things are tough, I'm like, you know, it's tough. But, you know, today's been a good day.

Sure. I'm Laurie Santos and my pronouns are she, her.

Sure. I'm Laurie Santos and my pronouns are she, her.

Sure. I'm Laurie Santos and my pronouns are she, her.

It's UED. Oh, sorry. Yes. Eudemology, maybe. Eudemology. Yes. Like eudaimonia is the word. Yeah.

It's UED. Oh, sorry. Yes. Eudemology, maybe. Eudemology. Yes. Like eudaimonia is the word. Yeah.

It's UED. Oh, sorry. Yes. Eudemology, maybe. Eudemology. Yes. Like eudaimonia is the word. Yeah.

Yeah, well, I've been a psychologist, you know, forever. I think I've always been interested in the human mind and how it works and things. But, you know, before I got into the study of happiness specifically, I was really interested in the origins of cognition. So the origins of how we think. And I studied that by looking at non-human animals. I studied how monkeys and dogs think about the world.

Yeah, well, I've been a psychologist, you know, forever. I think I've always been interested in the human mind and how it works and things. But, you know, before I got into the study of happiness specifically, I was really interested in the origins of cognition. So the origins of how we think. And I studied that by looking at non-human animals. I studied how monkeys and dogs think about the world.

Yeah, well, I've been a psychologist, you know, forever. I think I've always been interested in the human mind and how it works and things. But, you know, before I got into the study of happiness specifically, I was really interested in the origins of cognition. So the origins of how we think. And I studied that by looking at non-human animals. I studied how monkeys and dogs think about the world.

And that was kind of my day job until I took on a new role on Yale's campus where I became what's called a head of college. And so Yale's kind of like one of these weird schools like in Harry Potter where there are like colleges within a college, you know, like kind of Gryffindor, Slytherin sort of thing. I'm head of Silliman College, and that means I live on campus with students and students.

And that was kind of my day job until I took on a new role on Yale's campus where I became what's called a head of college. And so Yale's kind of like one of these weird schools like in Harry Potter where there are like colleges within a college, you know, like kind of Gryffindor, Slytherin sort of thing. I'm head of Silliman College, and that means I live on campus with students and students.

And that was kind of my day job until I took on a new role on Yale's campus where I became what's called a head of college. And so Yale's kind of like one of these weird schools like in Harry Potter where there are like colleges within a college, you know, like kind of Gryffindor, Slytherin sort of thing. I'm head of Silliman College, and that means I live on campus with students and students.

When I started the role, I was expecting it to be, you know, like, you know, rainbows and parties and just like happy students all the time. But when I got there, you know, I was really seeing the college student mental health crisis up close and personal, you know, with so many students reporting feeling depressed and anxious.

When I started the role, I was expecting it to be, you know, like, you know, rainbows and parties and just like happy students all the time. But when I got there, you know, I was really seeing the college student mental health crisis up close and personal, you know, with so many students reporting feeling depressed and anxious.

When I started the role, I was expecting it to be, you know, like, you know, rainbows and parties and just like happy students all the time. But when I got there, you know, I was really seeing the college student mental health crisis up close and personal, you know, with so many students reporting feeling depressed and anxious.

And, you know, even if they weren't, you know, at clinical levels of mental health dysfunction, they were just kind of feeling stressed and sort of fast forwarding their life, you know, and just feeling overwhelmed and really busy. And so I kind of wanted to do something about it.

And, you know, even if they weren't, you know, at clinical levels of mental health dysfunction, they were just kind of feeling stressed and sort of fast forwarding their life, you know, and just feeling overwhelmed and really busy. And so I kind of wanted to do something about it.

And, you know, even if they weren't, you know, at clinical levels of mental health dysfunction, they were just kind of feeling stressed and sort of fast forwarding their life, you know, and just feeling overwhelmed and really busy. And so I kind of wanted to do something about it.

You know, I didn't like being in this culture where so many students were stressed and depressed and just kind of not enjoying their time in college. And so I thought, well, let me, you know, figure out what my field of psychology says about this. And psychology gives us so many tips that we can use to feel better. And so I thought. All right, great. I'll, you know, I'll do what professors do.