The Science of Well-Being: Powerful Happiness Hacks That 5 Million People Are Using
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What is the ultimate crash course in happiness?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Oh boy, you ready? You better believe you are because today you are getting the ultimate crash course in happiness from the professor who created the single most popular course taught in college in over 300 years at Yale. It's called The Psychology of a Good Life.
What are the surprising truths about happiness?
It's 26 lectures long and it's all about what truly makes you happy. Well, today on the Mel Robbins podcast, class is in session and Professor Lori Santos is here to distill her 26 lessons on the surprising science of happiness into an hour that is packed with so many tools that you can start using today to be happier. But I'm going to warn you, Professor Santos begins class with a bombshell. You've got happiness wrong. Everyone does. And today, you're going to learn the surprising science of happiness and how to be happier in five steps. No gimmicks, zero weird tricks, and you need this now more than ever. In a world where so many of you and the people that you love are feeling disconnected, lonely, and really overwhelmed, this conversation is essential.
How can you control your happiness?
And Dr. Santos is here in our Boston studios to prove to you that you have more control over your happiness than you realize. And by the time we're done talking today, you'll not only know how to feel happier, you'll know exactly what to do to be happier every single day. Hey, it's your friend Mel. Welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited that you're here. I'm so happy you hit play on the conversation today. First of all, it's always such an honor to be able to spend time with you and to be together. And if you're brand new, I want to welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. And you have picked one amazing episode to hit play on. And it tells me something about you. It tells you that you're the type of person who not only values your time, but you're also interested in learning about ways that you can be happier. And I am really fired up for today's episode because I've brought in the best of the best. Someone who's going to guide you toward a happier life using the exact steps and research that will boost your happiness day to day.
Dr. Lori Santos is in our Boston studios. She is a cognitive scientist and professor at Yale who teaches the single most popular course that has been taught at Yale in 300 years. It's a course she created called The Psychology of a Good Life. It's so popular that 1200 students signed up within three days of it being announced. Now, Dr. Santos has spent her entire career researching what truly makes you happy. And she has one of the most popular podcasts on the topic. It's called The Happiness Lab. And I personally, I love her research. I have used it. I've cited it. I've written about it. I've even taught it in online courses that I teach and in the work that I do with some of the world's leading global brands.
That's how powerful her work is. And you're going to feel that power today. And that's why you can hear your friend Mel just bubbling over. That's why I can't wait for you and for the people that you love and for me to learn absolutely everything that she has to share with us today. So please help me welcome Dr. Lori Santos to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Professor Santos, I am so fired up that you're here. I can't wait to jump in. And I want to just say one thing. We're here in our Boston studios, and I don't know if they've changed the flight pass for Logan Airport, but there are airplanes outside. There's construction down the street.
What is the Psychology of a Good Life course?
So if you are hanging with me and Dr. Santos today and you hear a little beeping or you hear a plane, just know we're all on this walk together. So with that, Dr. Lori Santos, Welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast. Oh, I'm so excited to be here. Thank you so much for having me on the show. Oh, I'm thrilled that we've got you here in our studios. And I'm like just looking around the studio being like, this is Mel's studio, so cool. And you're in it. I'm in it right now. Well, you're so busy, so thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to be with us. And we're going to cover a lot.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the ultimate crash course in happiness?
0:00–0:26
2
What are the surprising truths about happiness?
0:26–1:18
3
How can you control your happiness?
1:18–3:49
4
What is the Psychology of a Good Life course?
3:49–5:00
5
How does money influence happiness?
5:00–6:24
6
What is the importance of time affluence for happiness?
6:24–7:35
7
How can you use time confetti to improve well-being?
7:35–1:28:09
Speakers
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