What is the Problem?

  • Students were stressed and felt they weren’t able to achieve anything meaningful during their time in Yale
  • Too stressed to enjoy the small pleasures in life
  • This is shown in students everywhere

Stuff You Should Know

  • You can control half of your happiness
  • What you predict makes you happy doesn’t make you as happy as you think
  • Having a catastrophic event occur in your life may make you sad in the moment but a few months later your happiness will be back to normal
  • Our behaviors impact our happiness
  • Takes effort and daily work to be happy

What Can We Do to Feel Happier

  • Recognize that your mind is lying to you about what it means to be happy
  • Understand a high salary doesn’t guarantee happiness
  • Push yourself to become a better person
  • Make time to interact with others and make social connections
  • Helping others
  • Make time for gratitude
  • Share your gratitude with someone else
  • Simple, healthly practices help your mood a lot
  • Be present in the moment
  • Prioritize time over money

What Can I Do to Be Happy

  • Hang out with friends
  • Watch Netflix
  • Bake something
  • Go on a hike
  • Have a picnic