Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Science of Well-Being by Yale University
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JP
May 18, 2020
This course is well worth the time and commitment and came out of this course with some valuable information and tools. I feel the more people that take the course, the better we can be as a society.
JH
Jun 6, 2020
I couldn't have asked for a better class to be offered during this time. Got to learn a lot about myself and why I think or do certain things without even thinking about it. Thank you for this course!
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By Rosa I
鈥Jun 1, 2018
interesting course, good "life work" to help you build positive habits of mind. Would have preferred more guided online conversations amongst participants.
By S贸nia I d C M C
鈥Jul 7, 2020
The course should be based on a global culture, more generic and not so close to American culture and American authors.
By Silvana M C
鈥Jul 25, 2019
In my opinion the teacher kept the same pace and voice, which made the course a little boring.
By Oliver C
鈥Sep 16, 2020
Content pretty boring and only somewhat helpful
By Jeremy P C
鈥Mar 28, 2020
Nothing new as far as the educational approach. A nice compilation of data. Peer Review Assignment at the end left a lot to be desired. No quality feedback, real one on one with the educator due to the sheer volume/magnitude of the course. Guest videos were almost like salesmen with their published data.
By Muireann N R
鈥Aug 5, 2020
I found a lot of it to be common knowledge and not the sort of wellbeing I was hoping for. I'm glad I've completed it but I didn't enjoy the lectures. I found them too clinical in terms of research and I found the lecturer too casual in her approach.
By Deleted A
鈥Mar 8, 2021
This course is so messed up , why is it that a person have to pay for a certificate when they stated that the courses are free
By Joyce U
鈥Dec 31, 2020
I t became confusing. The professor talked to fast.. never pausing. Nonstop.
By Deleted A
鈥Sep 27, 2020
oh esta en ingles
By Abbey
鈥May 28, 2025
I was pleased to see a formal course on "well-being" offered by Yale and think this focus is so important for individuals. I truly hope for the many leaving positive reviews this course changed their lives for the better. However I have to say, a few modules in and I'm honestly shocked this course is from Yale and had to stop. There were so many flaws in the presentation that the opposite of learning and enlightenment was happening for me. I understand what the professor is attempting to do by presenting material in a casual way to be approachable for college students, but I really hope Yale students think more critically than the "facts" presented here and challenge her content. It was also worrisome that many of the pop-up questions during videos were testing my knowledge of this overly simplified material. (One example: "What percentage of your happiness is due to life circumstances? 10%, 20%, 40%, 60%" without appropriately framing the question). The professor makes blanket statements from "what the science shows," drawing some extreme comparisons and ignoring the population or possible explanations for correlations, instead focusing on causation without much critical thinking demonstrated. Even if this is a quick means of illustrating her point to segue into tools individuals can implement, the presentation is majorly flawed. What is the population focus here? Well-off college students? What is the message? I worry that the presentation of this content grossly ignores marginalized groups when illustrating the factors that dictate "happiness". She presents generalized findings as immediate truths using language like "right" "wrong" "proven" which is concerning. I couldn't make it to later modules that explain the "tools" that may indeed be helpful because the presentation to me is so poor. I'm very surprised by the insanely positive reviews and hope the college students in this course challenge presentations such as these more critically. Particularly if they not only want to obtain happiness from within, but have a better understanding of the world around them and the impacts of life experiences on other individuals. Perhaps a little harsh- but to me it presents like a guru that pulled a few studies she could use to support her self-help toolkit and tout a successful wellness course. Perhaps for some the later modules are life changing - but for me- yikes.
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鈥Nov 6, 2024
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By Rebeca R D S
鈥May 22, 2020
Ola boa tarde, eu gostaria de fazer uma solicita莽茫o, pois eu ainda n茫o consigo classificar bem o curso pela dificuldade que estou tendo no entendimento do idioma, e poss铆vel trocar minha plataforma do curso de ingl锚s para portugu锚s ( pergunta). Mas se n茫o for poss铆vel mudar idioma eu gostaria de ter o dinheiro do curso de volta. Mas eu prefiro que sera trocado para portugu锚s para que eu possa fazer e ter bom proveito do curso. Obrigada.
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By HollyleAnn a
鈥Aug 6, 2025
With a background in education and human behavior鈥攁nd having grown up on the West Coast surrounded by emotionally attuned, thoughtful people鈥擨 was surprised at how disconnected this course feels from real-world nuance. It鈥檚 oversimplified to the point of being condescending. Frankly, it comes across more like an exercise in ideological messaging than education. I took the initial assessment and couldn鈥檛 relate to any of it. It鈥檚 been frustrating and frankly a waste of my time
By Allison S T
鈥Apr 14, 2020
I can't do some stuff from my cellphone and my password won't let me log in from my computer. Even when I reset from my phone it still won't let me reset. It just takes me back to the course.
By Maria J C
鈥Sep 26, 2020
No est谩 en espa帽ol y no lo puedo realizar. Despu茅s de pagarlo lo presentan en ingl茅s. Para m铆 0 estrellas. Una decepci贸n.
By Erica S
鈥Jun 6, 2021
I thought this course was to help persons but the way the work is been rendered to us its very depressing
By Deleted A
鈥Oct 17, 2020
I have completed this course and still haven't received my certificate
By Cristian A L
鈥Apr 10, 2020
Esta todo en ingles, no puedo ver los videos traducidos al Espa帽ol
By Deleted A
鈥Sep 25, 2023
Poorly presented on every level
By TGOD
鈥Jun 25, 2021
certificate was not given to me
By V M
鈥Oct 22, 2020
I did not find it interesting.
By Lopamudra G
鈥Oct 18, 2023
not getting certificate
By Peter C
鈥Mar 14, 2021
No real learning
By Somwati
鈥Apr 7, 2021
worst
By Tinatin K
鈥Dec 28, 2023
no