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The Science of Well-Being for Teens
Lesson 2.2
"Happiness Problem #1: We Get Used to Stuff but Don't Know It"
In this video for teens, Dr. Laurie Santos dives into the concept of hedonic adaptation, explaining how our emotional responses to both positive and negative events tend to diminish over time. Learn about the psychological immune system and how it helps us recover from adverse events, and discover why understanding these processes can inspire us to step out of our comfort zones and chase our dreams. This is video #11 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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