Week 6: Module 8: The 7th sin, habit, and exercise & Module 9: Summary and concluding Remarks

Week 6: Module 8: The 7th sin, habit, and exercise & Module 9: Summary and concluding Remarks

“The 7th Deadly Sin: Ignoring The Source Within…Stepping Outside The “GATE”…Being A Fly In The Wall…Flying Into The Present…The Benefits Of Mindfulness I…The Benefits Of Mindfulness II…Motivational Obstacles To Mindfulness…Cognitive Obstacles To Mindfulness…Some Other Obstacles To Mindfulness, Including Logistical Ones…The 7th Happiness Exercise: The “Presence Practice”…Summary Of Week 6…Two Approaches To MBA…The 7 Happiness Sustaining Strategies…Six-week Post-Course Mindfulness Camp…Goodbye…And Hello!…”
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Week 5: Module 6: The 5th sin, habit and exercise & Module 7: The 6th sin, habit, and exercise

Week 5: Module 6: The 5th sin, habit and exercise & Module 7: The 6th sin, habit, and exercise

“Distrusting Others and Why Trust is Important…Instinctive distrust and proactive trust…The (hidden) Benefits of Proactive Trust…Perceived vs Actual Trust…Trust Scale…Three Strategies of Smart Trust…The 6th Deadly Happiness Sin–Distrusting Life…Process (vs. Outcome) as a Source of Happiness…Pre-Occurrence Preference and Post-Occurrence Non-Judgmentalism…Three Strategies for Instilling the Dispassionate Pursuit of Passion…Going Spiritual…The 6th Happiness Exercise-Three Good Things with a Twist…Summary of Week 5…”
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Week 4: Module 5: The 4th sin, habit and exercise

Week 4: Module 5: The 4th sin, habit and exercise

“The 4th Sin: Being Overly Control Seeking…Why Being Overly Controlling of Others Lowers Happiness…Why Being Overly Controlling of Outcomes Lowers Happiness…The Desirability for Control (DC) and Maximizer Scales…Taking Personal Responsibility for Happiness…Obstacles to Taking Personal Responsibility…Internal and External Control as Compensatory Forces…Learning Simple Emotion Regulation Strategies…Appreciating Uncertainty and Lack of Control…The Importance of Leading a Healthier Lifestyle…Do’s and Don’ts of a Healthier Lifestyle…The 4th Exercise: The Healthy Lifestyle Exercise…Summary of the Week…”
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Week 3: Module 4: The 3rd sin, habit and exercise

Week 3: Module 4: The 3rd sin, habit and exercise

“The need to be loved–or its opposite: the need to go it alone…: Further evidence of our social nature…Why neediness lowers happiness…Why avoidance lowers happiness…Secure attachment…An alternative route to belongingness…Evidence for the need to love and give…Why the need to love and give enhances happiness…The rules for giving: When does giving enhance happiness and success?…The 3rd exercise: Creative altruism…Summary of week 3…Interview with Nipun Mehta (Optional)…Mid-course happiness measurement…”
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Week 2: Module 3: The 2nd sin, habit, and exercise

Week 2: Module 3: The 2nd sin, habit, and exercise

“The 2nd sin: Chasing superiority…Effects of chasing superiority on happiness…Flow is discovered…Characteristics of flow…When does flow happen…Why flow enhances happiness…Why flow enhances success…Getting flow back into your life…A practice for when things are not going well: Self-compassion…A practice for when things are going well: Gratitude…The 2nd happiness exercise: Expressing gratitude…Summary of week 2…”
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Week 1: Module 1 and 2: Course intro and happiness measurement; the 1st sin, habit, and exercise

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Week 1: Module 1: Course intro and happiness measurement & Module 2: The 1st sin, habit, and exercise

“Welcome to the course…Genesis of the course…Happiness is a balloon!…What you can expect and what will it take!…Measuring happiness…Introducing the Seven Deadly Happiness Sins…Overview of 1st deadly happiness sin: Devaluing happiness…Devaluing happiness in job-choice…Three negative misconceptions about happiness…Why we devalue happiness: Part II…Prioritize but don’t pursue Happiness…The 1st exercise: Defining and incorporating happiness…Summary…”
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Week 4: Sustaining Cooperation

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Week 4: Sustaining Cooperation

“Group Rationality And The Rationality of Individuals…Why is Group Rationality Different From Rationality of Individuals?…Group Rationality vs. Rationality of Individuals in Biological Evolution…Group Rationality vs. Rationality of Individuals in Social Thought…How to Enforce Socially Desirable Outcomes…Cooperation of gas Stations in Long-Term Relationship Part I: Need For Cooperation…Cooperation of Gas Stations in Long-Term Relationship Part II: Mechanism of Cooperation…Reputation And Brand Name…Cooperation in Loosely Knit Organization…Summary of the Course…: Final Message…”
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Week 3: Rationality, Knowledge, and Evolution in Games

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Week 3: Rationality, Knowledge, and Evolution in Games

“Digression: The Card Game Revisited …Digression: How You Played the Card Game and Addressing the Concerns About Game Theory…Payoffs” in a Game: What Exactly Are Those Numbers?…What Does it Mean That a Player is Rational?…Domination: Strategies That Are Obviously Good or Bad…Common Knowledge of Rationality…Low rationality: What Happens if Players Are Not Very Smart?…Game Theory Under Zero-Intelligence: Biological Evolution…Game Theory Under Zero-Intelligence: Biological Evolution…Fig Wasps Play a Nash Equilibrium…”
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Week 2: Understanding Nash equilibrium

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Week 2: Understanding Nash equilibrium

“Nash Equilibrium and the Prisoner’s Dilemma…Coordination Game and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy…Market Competition…Why Do People Come to Play Nash Equilibrium? Part I…Why Do People Come to Play Nash Equilibrium? Part II…Why Do People Come to Play Nash Equilibrium? Part III…Stylized Facts and Nash Equilibrium…Make Yourself Unpredictable: Mixed Strategy Equilibrium…Sports Games and Game Theory…Nash Equilibrium Exists in All Games…”
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