Course: A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment
Modules:
Welcome to the course, Week 1 video 1: Genesis of the course, Week 1 Video 2: Happiness is a balloon!, Week 1 Video 3: What you can expect and what will it take!, Week 1 Video 4: Measuring happiness, Week 1 Video 5: Introducing the Seven Deadly Happiness Sins
Week 1 Video 6: Overview of 1st deadly happiness sin: Devaluing happiness, Week 1 Video 7: Devaluing happiness in job-choice, Week 1 Video 8: Three negative misconceptions about happiness, Week 1 Video 9: Why we devalue happiness: Part II, Week 1 Video 10: Prioritize but don't pursue Happiness, Week 1 Video 11: The 1st exercise: Defining and incorporating happiness, Week 1 Video 12: Summary
Week 2 Video 1: The 2nd sin: Chasing superiority, Week 2 Video 2: Effects of chasing superiority on happiness, Week 2 Video 3: Is need for superiority important for success?, Week 2 Video 4: Flow is discovered, Week 2 Video 5: Characteristics of flow, Week 2 Video 6: When does flow happen, Week 2 Video 7: Why flow enhances happiness, Week 2 Video 8: Why flow enhances success, Week 2 Video 9: Getting flow back into your life, Week 2 Video 10: A practice for when things are not going well: Self-compassion, Week 2 Video 11: A practice for when things are going well: Gratitude, Week 2 Video 12: The 2nd happiness exercise: Expressing gratitude, Week 2 Video 13: Summary of week 2
Week 3 Video 1: The need to be loved--or its opposite: the need to go it alone, Week 3 Video 2: Further evidence of our social nature, Week 3 Video 3: Why neediness lowers happiness, Week 3 Video 4: Why avoidance lowers happiness, Week 3 Video 5: Secure attachment, Week 3 Video 6: An alternative route to belongingness, Week 3 Video 7: Evidence for the need to love and give, Week 3 Video 8: Why the need to love and give enhances happiness, Week 3 Video 9: The rules for giving: When does giving enhance happiness and success?, Week 3 Video 10: The 3rd exercise: Creative altruism, Week 3 Video 11: Summary of week 3, Week 3 Video 12: Interview with Nipun Mehta (Optional), Week 3 Video 13: Mid-course happiness measurement
Week 4 Video 1: The 4th Sin: Being Overly Control Seeking, Week 4 Video 2: Why Being Overly Controlling of Others Lowers Happiness, Week 4 Video 3: Why Being Overly Controlling of Outcomes Lowers Happiness, Week 4 Video 4: The Desirability for Control (DC) and Maximizer Scales, Week 4 Video 5: Taking Personal Responsibility for Happiness, Week 4 Video 6: Obstacles to Taking Personal Responsibility, Week 4 Video 7: Internal and External Control as Compensatory Forces, Week 4 Video 8: Learning Simple Emotion Regulation Strategies, Week 4 Video 9: Appreciating Uncertainty and Lack of Control, Week 4 Video 10: The Importance of Leading a Healthier Lifestyle, Week 4 Video 11: Do's and Don'ts of a Healthier Lifestyle, Week 4 Video 12: The 4th Exercise: The Healthy Lifestyle Exercise, Week 4 Video 13: Summary of the Week
Week 5 Video 1: Distrusting Others and Why Trust is Important, Week 5 Video 2: Instinctive distrust and proactive trust, Week 5 Video 3: The (hidden) Benefits of Proactive Trust, Week 5 Video 4: Perceived vs Actual Trust, Week 5 Video 5: Trust Scale, Week 5 Video 6: Three Strategies of Smart Trust
Week 5 Video 7: The 6th Deadly Happiness Sin--Distrusting Life, Week 5 Video 8: Process (vs. Outcome) as a Source of Happiness, Week 5 Video 9: Pre-Occurrence Preference and Post-Occurrence Non-Judgmentalism, Week 5 Video 10: Three Strategies for Instilling the Dispassionate Pursuit of Passion, Week 5 Video 11: Going Spiritual, Week 5 Video 12: The 6th Happiness Exercise-Three Good Things with a Twist, Week 5 Video 13: Summary of Week 5
Week 6, Video 1: The 7th Deadly Sin: Ignoring The Source Within, Week 6, Video 2: Stepping Outside The “GATE”, Week 6, Video 3: Being A Fly In The Wall, Week 6, Video 4: Flying Into The Present, Week 6, Video 5: The Benefits Of Mindfulness I, Week 6, Video 6: The Benefits Of Mindfulness II, Week 6, Video 7: Motivational Obstacles To Mindfulness, Week 6, Video 8: Cognitive Obstacles To Mindfulness, Week 6, Video 9: Some Other Obstacles To Mindfulness, Including Logistical Ones, Week 6, Video 10: The 7th Happiness Exercise: The “Presence Practice”, Week 6, Video 11: Summary Of Week 6
Week 6, Video 12: Two Approaches To MBA, Week 6, Video 13: The 7 Happiness Sustaining Strategies, Week 6, Video 14: Six-week Post-Course Mindfulness Camp, Week 6, Video 15: Goodbye…And Hello!