Happiness isn't a finish line, and it isn't a distant, imaginary state. Happiness is the right of every person, and it is available to anyone. You can be happier, more satisfied, and more self-aware without attaining massive amounts of wealth or professional honors. While our modern social constructions push the idea of working hard to earn happiness and our genetics predispose us to being constantly unsatisfied, there are ways to work around these challenges. Every religion and every lifestyle has wondered what the good life is, and the picture is finally coming together.

You are not paying your dues now in order to be happy later. You are not building security so that you can feel safe later. The secret to a happy future doesn't lie in labor and emotional turmoil; it lies in living a happy present.

Taking thousands of years of philosophy and the last century of science into consideration, this course will walk you through what you need to be happy. This isn't about following a belief system or giving up material possessions; this is about understanding yourself and becoming more confident, more gathered, and happier.

This course isn't directed at a single philosophy, but gathers the useful threads of many to build a new vision of happiness. Video lectures and other resources are available to students, and no big tests or assignments to stress you out.