He said:"We're anticipating hundreds of students taking it, right across the spectrum from not just psychology but every area of interest - engineering, chemistry, medicine and so on.
Lectures will look at a number of issues such as whether happiness is in the genes and if it can really be changed, how our minds distort happiness and the role of culture in happiness. Prof Hood said:"Most people think that the path to happiness is success in jobs, salaries, material possessions and relationships.
It is hoped the course will follow the success of the Psychology and the Good Life classes offered at Yale University in the US, which one in four students signed up for and an online version of which has been accessed by more than 200,000 people.
Lesson one.....life can suck ....get over it ...enjoy the good stuff ...live with the bad .
Should be on the national curriculum the people would learn what is really important rather than chase the dreams that society admen, corporations, the government etc peddle.
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