Dr. Laurie Santos: Do Life Circumstances Determine Happiness? The Science of Well-Being for Teens

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The Science of Well-Being for Teens, Lesson 1.4: "Do Life Circumstances Determine Happiness?"
In this video for teens, Dr. Laurie Santos addresses the common misconception that happiness is entirely dependent on our circumstances. Using insightful examples, including lottery winners and accident victims, she reveals that our circumstances may not have as significant an impact on our overall happiness as we think. Discover how this knowledge can empower you to find happiness regardless of external conditions. This is video #4 in Dr. Laurie Santos' series on the science of well-being for teens.
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Laurie is a professor of psychology at Yale University. In addition to her work on the evolutionary origins of human cognition, Laurie is an expert on the science of happiness and the ways in which our minds lie to us about what makes us happy. Her Yale course, Psychology and the Good Life, teaches students how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. The class became Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one out of four students enrolled. Her course has been featured in the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, GQ Magazine, Slate and O! Magazine. The online version of the class-The Science of Well-Being on Coursera.org-has attracted more than 4 million learners from around the world. A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, she was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds, and was named in Time Magazine as a “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, is a top-3 Apple podcast which has attracted 85+ million downloads since its launch.
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