Laurie Santos
@lauriesantos
Followers
40,004
Following
449
Media
213
Statuses
5,450
Professor of Psychology at @Yale / Host of The Happiness Lab podcast
New Haven, CT
Joined April 2009
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
#IanxSB19xTerry
• 272964 Tweets
#MOONLIGHT_MVTeaser
• 136185 Tweets
Rio Grande do Sul
• 116309 Tweets
Boeing
• 101794 Tweets
Suho
• 86184 Tweets
RPWP CONCEPT PHOTO 2
• 57854 Tweets
プロフェッショナル
• 56611 Tweets
joongdunk love workpoint
• 39527 Tweets
青山先生
• 29967 Tweets
عدنان البرش
• 26208 Tweets
#無責任でええじゃないかLOVE
• 25413 Tweets
Indonesia vs Irak
• 19379 Tweets
YOUNG K
• 16054 Tweets
VACHSS
• 14783 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
Happy International Day of Happiness! Super excited to celebrate in London w/
@jedeneve
who shared a copy of the
#WorldHappinessReport
@HappinessRpt
released today. Check out our special Happiness Lab podcast series about the report which begins today:
6
9
71
A bit humbled that The Happiness Lab and I have our own billboard in
@TimesSquareNYC
. Thanks to the
@pushkinpods
team for making it happen
Anger. Sadness. Guilt. Burnout. Anxiety. Grief.
Join
@lauriesantos
as she brings you expert advice on how to look at negative emotions in a new light each week on the
#HappinessLab
:
3
29
120
33
33
626
Sharing the bittersweet news that I'll be taking a one-year break from my role at
@Yale
& as
@Silliman2
Head of College. It was a tough decision but since I talk to my students about the problems of time famine/burnout, I decided to practice what I preach:
43
23
609
Just sharing some joy— Hadn't been to my dept office in months (because COVID). Returned & found something unexpected: a mailbox over-flowing w/hundreds (!) of thank you cards/letters from students in my
@coursera
class + fans of
#TheHappinessLabPod
. Wow.
#imnotcryingyourecrying
21
12
497
My free happiness class "The Science of Well-Being for Teens" is now available on YouTube! Yay! Over the next 6 weeks, we'll release new videos each week and Week 1 is available now. So check it out & please RT/share w/teens in your life:
11
130
450
Come work with me at
@Yale
! We're looking for a post-doc interested in the science of well-being. More info below. Please spread the word and RT!
7
255
420
Excited that my
@coursera
#happiness
class was listed as
#58
in
@people
magazine's "top 100 reasons to love America in 2020" (right up there w/
@SamuelLJackson
,
@jasonderulo
, & Baby Yoda):
27
25
402
In the first episode of the new season, I chat with the amazing
@BreneBrown
about how we can better identify and label our emotions, and why doing so more carefully can help us navigate our feelings better. (2/3)
10
60
358
The Happiness Lab podcast is back for Season 3. Today, I nerd out about the science of nostalgia w/
@felipedebrigard
& one of my 80's heartthrobs
@RobLowe
(squee!!)
16
22
277
It's finally time for the official announcement: I'm starting a new podcast (!!) called The Happiness Lab with
@pushkinpods
. Here's a sneak peek at our new logo. You can subscribe now and hear the trailer on August 27. (1/2)
13
49
224
The
@Yale
Cognitive Science Program has just opened a search for a tenure-track open-rank faculty appointment in the cognitive science of language. Come join me here at Yale (and please RT!):
3
123
224
Just finished my first book of 2022 by the amazing
@ayeletfishbach
. It's got so much wonderful
#NewYear
energy and so many practical evidence-based hacks for how to feel more motivated and
#getitdone
. Seriously do yourself a favor and get a copy today!
3
17
206
Thrilled to announce a new project partnering w/
@Yale
&
@UConn
to bring the science of well-being to low-income Title I high school students around the country. Huge thanks to
@PoorvuCenter
@EdEquityLab
&
@BlankFoundation
for their support:
6
28
185
Congratulations to DOCTOR
@AlyssaArre
PhD— who just successfully completed her thesis defense and is officially off to her new position as Scientific Director of the Cayo Santiago Field Station! So proud of you!!!
9
8
165
Our special
#NewYear
season of The Happiness Lab is here! All season long, we'll be tackling how to deal with negative emotions— think anger, sadness, guilt, burnout, & more. We'll explore what these yucky emotions could be telling us— if only we'd take the time to listen (1/3)
3
16
165
The Happiness Lab podcast is back! With two new episodes. First I chat with the amazing Nobel prize winning activist
@Malala
(!) about how to avoid burnout and guilt in the fight to make the world a better place: (1/2)
6
15
162
This week on The Happiness Lab, I talk with one of my heroes
@TaraBrach
about how to connect with challenging emotions & be present with self-kindness even during a tough time. It's a topic that really resonates, especially this past week:
8
31
157
In honor of
#WorldMentalHealthDay
, I’m sharing my top five favorite coping tips according to science. Needed these days more than ever...
#WithMe
5
77
152
So excited that
@Surgeon_General
is taking on this important issue. Here's to a happier, more socially connected future for our country!
NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships.
#Connect2Heal
1/8
1K
1K
3K
9
32
149
OMG! Big career goal unlocked 🍍🍍🍍! Thanks
@ratemyskyperoom
1
7
145
Today on The Happiness Lab's series on yucky emotions, I talk w/the amazing
@AdamMGrant
about a feeling that lots of us are going through these days— languishing. We explore how to better understand this chronic state of “meh” & what we can do to stop it.
3
20
144
This week on The Happiness Lab, I swap my usual host role and get interviewed by the legend herself
@katiecouric
(!). We explore how to define happiness and the times in which I still struggle to protect my own happiness and well-being:
2
13
136
The Happiness Lab podcast is back for the new year! This week, I talk with
@self_compassion
about how to drop your mean inner drill sergeant & all the science that shows you can achieve your 2021 goals more effectively with a little self-compassion:
7
35
131
Super excited to get my hands on a copy of my amazing colleague
@paulbloomatyale
's new book "The Sweet Spot." It's a laugh-out-loud-funny and totally thought-provoking tour of the most curious parts of human pleasure! Seriously, go buy it now!
2
5
124
This week on The Happiness Lab,
@EAngowski
&
@robertwrighter
share some ancient insights from the Buddha. We explore Buddha 101 and how we can fight the non-stop craving/suffering that plagues our happiness with the right kinds of practices and acceptance
10
28
122
Super excited to get my new copy of
@katy_milkman
's new book
#HowtoChange
! The perfect manual for harnessing the fresh start of spring, a post-vaccine summer, and beyond! Get your copy now!
4
3
121
This week on The Happiness Lab, our first ever Happiness Lab Live show from
@ArtsattheArmory
@SomervilleCity
! I chat w/my friend
@PsychHarvard
's Jason Mitchell about why we're mean to our future selves & what we can do to make future us a little happier.
7
10
121
This week on The Happiness Lab, I get personal about my own happiness-depleting time famine and turn to two of my time affluence heroes— the amazing
@ashleywhillans
& the
@idler
himself Tom Hodgkinson— for help.
10
20
120
In our next
#COVID19
episode of The Happiness Lab, I chat w/my personal hero Stoic philosopher Bill Irvine about an ancient (+ science-based) strategy for positively reframing this crisis as a challenge. Instead of getting scared/mad, say "Game on, COVID!"
10
34
111
The Happiness Lab is back for the new year! Today, I chat with the amazing
@MrTonyHale
(!) about how we can stop endlessly chasing the next big thing and just be here now:
3
17
114
Twitter friends— what are your favorite podcasts tackling anti-Black racism &/or mental health for people of color? I'm putting together set of resources for my THL listeners & would love suggestions. Help me pass the mic to all the Black voices that are doing great work. Go!
29
26
110
So Happiness Lab fans, what burning questions do you have about how to be happier? And what topics do you want to see covered on the show? Reply with your question and/or topic idea for a shot to have your question featured as an episode in our next season! (2/2)
42
10
111
Super excited that Season 2 of The Happiness Lab starts today! This week, I chat with the amazing
@aa_marsh
&
@DunnHappyLab
about psychopaths, altruistic superheroes, & unexpected ways to spend $$ to feel happier (w/cool work by
@lbaknin
&
@JKileyHamlin
) :
8
20
111
Yes! My new podcast The Happiness Lab will launch in September. Stay tuned!
@lauriesantos
love your course. You said you were going to start a podcast. Any news? Greetings from Innsbruck. Ever been to Tyrol?
0
0
0
5
14
109
Fall 2020 has been tough on a lot of us. To help promote better habits. I'm hosting “Happiness Homeroom,” a free YouTube live on well-being & mental health. It's specifically for CT high schools/families, but all are welcome. Spread the word! Sign up here:
3
35
109
The Happiness Lab podcast is back for a special mini-season & we're going old school: Happiness Lessons of The Ancients! This week, I chat with
@Yale
's Tamar Gendler about Aristotle, eudaimonia, & how to use your "second selves" to form better habits:
6
20
106
2
4
103
Super excited to have
@Malala
join me for a
@Silliman2
College Tea at
@Yale
. It's happening TODAY at 11:30am ET. You can join us live and ask Malala all your questions here:
2
7
106
Hey Twitter, I'll be doing a Facebook Live event on the science of staying happy/sane during
#COVID19
this Monday 3/30 at 12pm ET/9am PT. Send me any questions you want answered. Big thanks to
@coursera
&
@pushkinpods
for making this happen. Sign up here .
4
52
104
So excited to partner with
@SesameWorkshop
(and
@elmo
) to support kids' mental health. Check out our full conversation on this week's episode of The Happiness Lab:
Sesame Workshop's Steve Youngwood and Kay Wilson Stallings sat down with Happiness Lab host
@LaurieSantos
(and a furry friend) for a live conversation on supporting emotional well-being in children. Listen to the full podcast episode here:
@pushkinpods
1
14
49
6
16
102
The Happiness Lab podcast is back! In Episode 1, I tackle making friends as an adult. I chat w/
@vivek_murthy
about different kinds of loneliness,
@caspertk
on finding community, &
@DrMarisaGFranco
about the liking gap & tips for being a better friend
10
23
101
#HackingYourMindPBS
(airing Wed Sep 9th on
@PBS
!) introduced me to amazing people investigating the mismatch between our minds and the world we’ve built.
@Yale
's
@lauriesantos
showed me that humans blindly imitate one another in ways that other animals know is a waste of time.
4
16
35
8
21
101
Excited to welcome the luckiest members of
@Yale
's Class of 2025 who just found out they were chosen to be part of
@Silliman2
. I'm thrilled that you'll be joining me,
@HandsomeDanYale
, and the entire Silliman Community on campus soon!
0
3
95
This week on The Happiness Lab podcast, we hear from
@slyubomirsky
on how to improve our well-being, Bob Waldinger on the famous
@AdultDevStudy
, & Belinda Platt of
@PoorvuCenter
about how
@Yale
is teaching better happiness habits online:
#HappinessLabPod
9
29
95
If this isn't nerdy science glory, I'm not sure what is. Thanks for the super fun conversation
@BillNye
!
Today on Science Rules! with
@billnye
, it's a podcast crossover with
@lauriesantos
. Learn how to be happy 😊
0
4
14
2
3
95
Do monkeys have conscious awareness? Check out our new PNAS paper to find out: (with my amazing collaborators
@stevewcchang
@yarrowdunham
@OlgaDalMonte1
& others not on twitter)
3
27
95
Was excited to chat with the amazing
@RobLowe
for an upcoming episode of
#HappinessLabPod
on the science of nostalgia. Rob's new podcast “Literally!” launches today! Worth checking out!
3
8
92
“The famous people are becoming not so different from us. And everyday regular people are becoming famous...” COMING SOON on 5/21
#CHANEL
#N5
#100YearsOfCelebrity
7
6
88
1
22
88
Today on The Happiness Lab podcast, I chat w/ philosopher Bill Irvine about my favorite ancient stoic thinker, Epictetus and how much of what we worry about is an appearance that we have more control over than we often realize
4
25
87
Today on The Happiness Lab, part 2 of our science-y guide to happier holidays w/
@zakijam
,
@DunnHappyLab
, & Nick Epley, including ideas for happier celebrating + social distancing, smart tips for managing family conflict, and advice for a happier new year:
5
21
88
Today on The Happiness Lab's special season on negative emotions, we tackle how to deal with
#anxiety
. Psychotherapist &
@InsightTimer
teacher Andrea Wachter provides some super practical tips for controlling our reactions to anxious thoughts/feelings:
2
18
87
Just a reminder that I'll start my
@redditAMA
on
@reddit
in about an hour. Come ask me all your tough questions about the science of happiness and beyond!
8
16
85
The Happiness Lab is back w/more happiness lessons from the ancients. This week = insights from the Torah w/
@HereAllAlong
. We chat about the ethic of non-indifference, waking up w/gratitude, & how showing up for others means showing up for yourself too:
1
6
82
This week on The Happiness Lab, does time-saving technology really make us happier? We talk to the inventor of the ATM machine, psychologist Nick Epley, & musician David Byrne (
@DBtodomundo
) who argues that technology may be eliminating human connection:
8
18
82
Excited that The Happiness Lab podcast made it into
@ApplePodcasts
's list for "Cultivating Calm" in this tough time. We'll have a new
#COVID
-19 episode up tomorrow! Stay tuned!
1
17
82
This week on The Happiness Lab,
@VladChituc
shares how a tattoo ritual helped him grieve his beloved dog Toad (aka the best dog ever) &
@francescagino
explains how rituals can help us through loss, grief & other bad events in life too:
3
13
82
Today on The Happiness Lab, I head to DC for a live show with the amazing
@ExistWell
on the science of spiritual experience & psychedelics. What a great event!
0
7
82
This week on The Happiness Lab, I chat w/the amazing
@arthurbrooks
of
@HarvardHBS
@Kennedy_School
about how to prioritize "happierness." We also hear about his fabulous new book w/
@Oprah
(!) which is out TODAY! Do yourself a favor & buy a copy now!
4
19
81
This week on The Happiness Lab, the 1st of our 2-part behavioral science guide to a happier holiday season w/some of the smartest science folks I know:
@DunnHappyLab
,
@zakijam
, &
@ChicagoBooth
's Nick Epley. This week: how to buy (and receive) gifts better:
1
15
80
4
7
76
This week on The Happiness Lab, how do we fight ingroup bias?
@zakijam
argues we need a war for kindness,
@profcikara
explains the neuroscience of hate, & we learn that connection can overcome bigotry w/
@j_kalla
& the deep canvassing work of
@LALGBTCenter
:
3
16
77
This week on The Happiness Lab, I talk with the always amazing
@DanTGilbert
on why getting what you want doesn't always feel great (1/2)
3
23
77
This week on The Happiness Lab, I (again) team up w/the amazing
@gretchenrubin
for a live show at
@HotDocs
in Toronto. We answer all your burning happiness questions— like how to be happy in a sad world & how to escape emotional survival mode:
3
5
78
Today on The Happiness Lab, I get interviewed by the amazing
@katy_milkman
for an episode of her
#Choiceology
podcast. We chat about lots of practical tips for staying mentally healthy during the time of
#COVID19
.
2
21
77
This week on The Happiness Lab, the incredible
@MichelleWKwan
shares her secrets for avoiding social comparison. We also hear from Tom Gilovich from
@Cornell
on what saddened silver medalists can tell us about our own biased minds:
7
18
72
The struggle is real...
0
9
71
2
11
71
Humbled and beyond excited to serve as the next head of Silliman College!
#squeeeee
#yaysalamanders
3
16
70
Today on The Happiness Lab, I explore the science of being a better ally.
@DollyChugh
explains the biases that make good people do too little +
@RichardLapchick
&
@gaynongay
show that embracing discomfort is the key to being better allies & happier people
1
18
69
Excited to share that I’m launching a weekly editorial series on Bulletin! I’ll be exploring the latest scientific research on happiness and offering practical tips so you can lead a happier life. Read and subscribe here:
3
11
71
Today on The Happiness Lab, a bonus episode w/ tips for having a happier holiday, including ideas from
@ashleywhillans
,
@DunnHappyLab
,
@Dr_RobertEmmons
,
@TimHarford
& more!
Plus our 4 episode series of new year tips launches on Jan 6, 2020! Woohoo!
6
23
69
In the last episode in The Happiness Lab's series on yucky emotions, I chat w/
@JonMalesic
about a feeling that's been on my mind a lot lately: burnout. You'll see burnout isn't as a new as we think & that we still need some big cultural changes to fight it
7
19
70
Excited that my new
@Yale
@coursera
class on The Science of Well-Being has officially launched today on the
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
:
5
13
67
Thanks to
@ApplePodcasts
for featuring The Happiness Lab podcast as part of their essential
#COVID19
mental health listening list
1
15
63
On our final bonus episode of The Happiness Lab 2020, I chat with the amazing
@ariannahuff
about the power of sleep & her tips for prioritizing rest even when the grind don't stop:
3
15
67
This week on The Happiness Lab, I chat w/
@Harvard
's Peter Bol about happiness insights from Confucius. Learn about the power of ritual for boosting wellbeing, the importance of ren, & why I'm so obsessed w/ Peter's
@chinaxharvard
class on
@edXOnline
:
6
12
67
Happy
#WorldKindnessDay
. To celebrate, learn more about the benefits of kindness from
@DunnHappyLab
&
@aa_marsh
on this oldie-but-goodie episode of The Happiness Lab podcast:
1
19
67
Come work with me and lots of other amazing folks at
@YalePsychology
!
Yale Department of Psychology (
@YalePsychology
) has THREE faculty searches open!!
(open area)
(social area)
(clinical area)
Please share these opportunities.
3
142
163
2
15
67
This week on The Happiness Lab, Part 2 of my super fun collaboration w/
@sesamestreet
. I chat w/
@hellodryjoy
&
@sesameworkshop
’s Dr. Rosemarie Truglio about how to weather emotional storms + I teach a bummed out Big Bird how to work through his BIG feelings
5
14
66
My amazing colleague
@jaricheson
with a really important new
@TheAtlantic
article on the myth of racial progress:
3
21
64
The Happiness Lab is back with a new series on Happiness Lessons of the Ancients. In today's episode, I chat w/my bestie
@GendlerTamar
about Socrates & why true wisdom means recognizing that you don't know anything (even when it comes to your happiness):
3
10
64
Silliman will soon be home to the Good Life Center, a new wellness space dedicated to teaching and practicing living the good life. The project is led by psychology professor Laurie Santos, who taught the most popular course in Yale history.
2
6
25
2
7
62
Excited to join
@CBSThisMorning
@GayleKing
to chat about our new season of The Happiness Lab podcast and my fun-tervention with the amazing
@Catherine_Price
who convinced me to try a (very fun!) surfing lesson (1/2)
3
4
62
In the next episode of The Happiness Lab,
@Yale
student
@liamelkind
shares some
#COVIDkindness
w/
@InvisHandsHQ
and the amazing
@daviddesteno
explains his work on the science of compassion. Plus a free loving-kindness meditation!
6
16
63
Social psychologists!! Be my colleague at Yale! . Come hang w/ amazing scientists like
@jaricheson
@mollycrockett
,
@JaraEttinger
@yarrowdunham
@dylanggee
@stevewcchang
@gendromodon
@RobbRutledge
@AvramHolmes
@paulbloomatyale
& more!
2
37
61
Excited to announce that my podcast The Happiness Lab is coming to Boston and Washington DC for LIVE (!) events this April. Tickets are on sale now, so come join me to connect w/other fans, hear some new happiness science, & meet our surprise guests!
4
5
62
This week on The Happiness Lab, I explore the strange rituals of astronauts and talk to
@daviddesteno
and
@caspertk
about the science of how rituals can reduce our anxiety and improve performance (something we all need these days!):
5
16
62
Super excited for my
@redditAMA
tomorrow at 12pm!
To celebrate Season 2 of the
#HappinessLabPod
,
@lauriesantos
will be answering all of your burning questions in a
@reddit
AMA tomorrow (4/28) at 12pm ET!
0
2
6
1
9
61
Awesome new book alert!
#NobodysFool
by the amazing
@profsimons
&
@cfchabris
. All about why sometimes get suckered & how we can use cognitive science to do better. Dan will be on The Happiness Lab podcast soon, but you can buy their new book today!
2
13
57
This week on The Happiness Lab, the first in our 3-part new series in partnership w/
@SesameWorkshop
— because it’s never too early (or too late) to learn how to be happier. In this episode, I help
@sesamestreet
's Abby Cadabby learn the magic of gratitude
0
9
57
On the next
#COVID19
episode of The Happiness Lab, relationships expert
@EliJFinkel
explains how we can protect our marriages and family relationships during this stressful time of forced togetherness.
1
14
59
Excited to announce that I'll be doing a
@reddit
@RedditAskSci
AMA at 4pm EST today. So... ask me anything!
0
17
59
On
#InternationalDayofHappiness
, I'm sharing more tips for keeping mentally healthy in this tough time. Here's one from
@actionhappiness
— A coping calendar with 30 suggestions for helping yourself and others through
#COVID19
:
1
29
57
This week on The Happiness Lab, does freedom of choice always make us happier?
@BarrySch
explores choice overload,
@peterubel
discusses the downside of patient choice in medicine &
@bemorewithless
shows us how fewer daily decisions = less stress
4
22
59
This week on The Happiness Lab, does photographing experiences make them better? Scientists
@ericaboothby
&
@alix221
explore the science of shared experiences & I take a surreal trip to the Museum of Ice Cream
@MUSOFICECREAM
w/ my bestie
@shymkentsandie
:
2
6
58
