The Science of Well-Being, Five Books and guide for solopreneurs

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Here are three recommendations we've prepared for you today: an excellent online course, a website with book recommendations, and a guide for entrepreneurs:

• “The Science of Well-Being”, the most popular class in Yale University’s history. Now free for everyone.

• Five Books: Expert-Recommended Reads

• Free Guide for Solopreneurs by HubSpot and The Hustle

“The Science of Well-Being”, the most popular class in Yale University’s history. Now free for everyone.

More than 4.6 million people have already enrolled in one of the most successful online courses in history: "The Science of Well-Being."

This course is led by Laurie Santos, a professor and scientist at Yale University, titled "The Science of Well-Being." The course is available on the educational platform Coursera and is originally in English, with automatic translation into other languages.

Originally titled "Psyc 157, Psychology and the Good Life," the course made history in January 2018 when nearly a quarter of Yale's university students enrolled, setting a record for the university. The class on happiness also gained global media attention, leading Professor Santos to create a free online edition on Coursera. Years later, it continues to attract thousands of students worldwide and has become one of the most popular courses on the internet.

There is also a version of the course specifically designed for teenagers: "The Science of Well-Being for Teens."

Links:

• The Science of Well-Being – Coursera

• The Science of Well-Being for Teens

• Dr. Laurie Santos

• The Science of Well-Being - Yale

• Podcast “The Happiness Lab”

• ‘The Science of Well Being’: Yale’s most popular class ever available via Coursera – Yale News (February 20, 2018). The most popular class in the history of Yale is now available online, joining 20 other Coursera classes taught by Yale faculty.

Five Books: Expert-Recommended Reads

Five Books is a website where experts recommend five essential books within their specific subject area. Through an interview, each expert explains the reasons behind their selection. "The best books on everything" is the tagline of the site.

The website already features over 1,700 interviews and 8,000 book recommendations (data as of January 2024). At least two new interviews are published every week.

Five Books also provides a newsletter sent out twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, featuring book recommendations.

Links:

• Five Books 

• Five Books’ Newsletter

Free Guide for Solopreneurs by HubSpot and The Hustle

"Scaling Your Solopreneur Business" is the title of the free PDF guide offered by HubSpot in collaboration with their newsletter, "The Hustle".

This practical document allows anyone to learn successful strategies developed by solopreneurs to boost their businesses and provides several practical tips.

The 29-page guide can be downloaded for free after registration. Across its eight chapters, the guide covers topics such as the entrepreneurial mindset, essential skills for success, and practical elements of finance and marketing for solopreneurs, among other subjects.

Links:

• Scaling Your Solopreneur Business

• HubSpot

• The Hustle

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