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The professor behind Yale's most popular course ever, The Science of Well-Being, tells us how to be happier in times of Covid-19

The professor's Coursera class, which tackles the topic of the psychology of personal happiness, drew 2.2 million people to enroll online.

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I asked Santos one of those no-stupid-questions questions: How do I really tell if an activity is making me happier? "One of the interesting things about our emotions is [that] we usually know how they feel, but they're often buried because we don't take time to be mindful or be present with how things are feeling. Everyone struggles with this because mindfulness takes a little bit of work."

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