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The Habits of Happiness Course
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(9 ratings)
64 students

The Habits of Happiness Course

Better habits, better life.
Created byJackson Kerchis
Last updated 2/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • You'll learn the most important habits of happiness from a happiness researcher, consultant, author, and former Zen monk.
  • You'll learn science-based psychological tools for making and breaking habits.
  • You'll learn perspectives on happiness from positive psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy.
  • You'll learn to create social connection and deeper relationships.
  • You'll learn to develop meaning, purpose, optimism, hope, and mindfulness.
  • You'll learn to build a physical foundation for health and energy.

Course content

11 sections • 59 lectures • 4h 25m total length

  • Course Homepage
  • Welcome to the Happier Habits course!13:20

    Start Here:

    1. Read the syllabus and course outline by accessing the document in the Resources section.


  • Get the recommended "textbook": Atomic Habits.0:13

    This course will use the book Atomic Habits by James Clear (audio, digital, or print) as the "textbook" to help you develop the habits of happiness. You will likely want to purchase this as soon as possible as your assigned reading at the end of module 1 will include this text.

    You can purchase the book wherever you wish.

Requirements

  • We suggest (but not required) you get a copy of Atomic Habits by James Clear to act as the "textbook" for the course.

Description

This course is based on Happiness Habits 101 that Jackson Kerchis created and taught as an instructor at the University of Alabama.

What do we want out of life? If we keep asking the question we might say money, health, joy, purpose, or success. But the truth is we want all of these things so that we can be happy, right?

Would you want to have the perfect soulmate, the dream job, or the perfect life but be totally miserable?

The truth is success without happiness is failure. And all of these things are a means to an end – happiness. Aristotle said that happiness is the only goal that we pursue as an end in itself and not as a means to something else.

That’s why I say that not only is happiness a subject – it is life’s most important subject. So we ought to study it.

In this course you'll learn about happiness from positive psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative philosophy. As we discuss these principles you'll also learn all about habits from the course textbook - the New York Times best-seller Atomic Habits by James Clear. This book walks you through the practical science of how to build better habits and eliminate bad ones.

As we progress through the course you'll begin the "Happiness Habits Project". This is where we will use what we've learned about happiness to select and build a. new happiness habit. Then we will go in depth on the ingredients for happiness: healthy biology, positive psychology, and quality relationships.

Who this course is for:

  • If you are someone who values knowledge and learning to improve your life, you'll love this.

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