Positive Psychology - Discover the Science of a Happier Life
What you'll learn
- learn about ideas and practices that can actually make you happier
- apply science-based techniques to bring more happiness to their lives
- The main goal of this course is to enable you to make positive, sustainable changes in your life
Requirements
- A commitment to make positive, long-lasting change
Description
This course distills research from positive psychology into lessons and steps that you can take to live a happier and more fulfilled life.
Discover the Science of Positive Psychology
- understand and use positive emotions
- shift to optimistic mindsets
- discover your strengths
- build your self-esteem
- nourish fulfilling relationships
- learn to overcome tough times
- create sustainable change
Get a comprehensive and unique introduction to the science of positive psychology.
How do very happy people think and act? What do the most successful people do differently? What makes some marriages thrive and stay together happily for many decades? And why are some people able to bounce back from failures while others succumb to them?
These are the questions asked by the science of positive psychology. Positive psychology is an emerging field dedicated to understanding what makes life most worth living on the basis of rigorous research. Thousands of experiments and studies have been conducted to provide insights into what really makes life good and how you can live more happily and more successfully. The entire course is based on this research by leading psychologists and neuroscientists from all across the world. Today, companies like Google, Nike and Apple are teaching the insights offered in this course to their employees because they have understood their potential impact.
You will learn about concrete applications that are based on a scientific understanding of happiness and fulfillment. You also get a range of additional materials, such as a personal reflection journal, worksheets and exercises. At the core of this course are exercises and strategies that you can apply to your life.
Content and Overview
You will understand the different areas of positive psychology and how each of them can contribute to a better life. We look at research that shows how to build self-esteem and fulfilled relationships. You learn about mindfulness and how to overcome the challenges of practicing it regularly. You also get the chance to discover your strengths and ways to apply them consistently.
Life is not about being happy all the time and that's why you get an entire section on overcoming tough times. Emotion-focused and problem-focused coping strategies are at the core of these lectures. Among other things, you'll be able to identify thinking errors, use effective problem-solving strategies and much, much more.
And by the end of the course, you will have the skills to better your life and your relationships, and you will be using these skills in your daily life. You will have a thorough understanding of what positive psychology is and how to make use of its insights. And you will have the tools and resources you need to put them into practice.
One more thing: You have a totally unconditional money back guarantee. It allows you to study the course for 30 days and if you are in any way unhappy with it, you will get a full refund, no questions asked! Enrolling in the course is absolutely risk free.
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Who this course is for:
- People who are interested in living happier and more fulfilled lives
Course content
- Preview04:34
- 02:15Welcome to the course II
- 06:52What is Positive Psychology?
- 04:07What is Happiness?
- 09:00Myths of Happiness
- 2 pagesExercises - Introduction
- 58 pagesPersonal Reflection Journal
- 1 questionAre you committed?
Instructor
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- 4.1 Instructor Rating
- 285 Reviews
- 10,237 Students
- 7 Courses
Manuel Kraus is the founder of Pocketcoach, a therapy chatbot to support people with anxiety, and Good Life Foundation, an organization seeking to empower individuals and communities across the world to live happy and fulfilled lives by teaching positive psychology. He is also an expert in the field and one of only a few people in the world holding a master's degree in applied positive psychology. His main research interest focuses on the experience of meaning in life.
He teaches positive psychology in workshops and seminars, and is the author of a series of online courses covering topics ranging from building positive emotions and self-esteem to changing mindsets and overcoming tough times.
Positive psychology is the scientific study of life flourishing and optimal human functioning. It asks questions like these: What do very happy people do differently? How do the most successful people think and act?What makes some married couples stay together happily for many decades while others break up within months or years? And why are some people able to bounce back from failures while others succumb to them?
Happiness is not the absence of sadness and anger, and eliminating weaknesses does not mean we are really good at something. Many, many experiments, case studies, analyses and other forms of rigorous research have been conducted to provide insights into what makes our lives good and how we manage to live happily and successfully. Unfortunately, this science is not yet accessible to many people. That is why Manuel is committed to teach these findings and applications. His goal is to help create the foundations for everyone to live a good life by making positive psychology research accessible to everybody.
'I believe that the scientific study of what makes our lives most worth living can help people transform their lives. That is why I teach about topics like personal growth, building fulfilling relationships, goal-setting, mindfulness, self-esteem and realizing strengths. My personal mission is to make positive psychology research accessible to everybody, and thereby creating the foundations for people to live a good life and help build a better world.'