Tuesday, April 21, 2020
One of the (very few) positive outcomes of being in quarantine, is that I have more time for things I like to do (like walking, gardening and being with my kiddos). So, I decided that since one of the things I like to do is to learn, I would take advantage of some of the many free online educational opportunities. My first step was going to classcentral.com which is an aggregate site that shows college-level courses offered for free. I browsed through and found quite a number of courses I was interested in. The one that caught my eye first, though, was one on finding happiness. Since this is quite the valuable commodity right now, I figured I’d give it a try.
The course is taught by an Indian man who also teaches at the University of Texas in the business department. In the first lesson, we’re investigating what happiness is and how it differs from other kinds of success (academic and career). The first article is about a longitudinal study done on a group of Harvard graduates over 75 years and it came to five conclusions: 1) Love matters more than anything, 2) Contentment is more important than money or power, 3) Happiness can be learned, 4) Social connection is vital to happiness, and 5) Challenges and the perspective they offer help make you happier (in the long run). This is interesting stuff so far.
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