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When it was over, Ben-Shahar thanked everyone for coming, and teaching fellow (TF) Jessica L. Glazer took the stage to say a few words. “Congratulations,” she said after making some announcements about section. “This is the largest psychology class in the history of Harvard...
...number one in the department, and Ben-Shahar’s other class, Psychology 1508, “The Psychology of Leadership,” was not far behind at number...
Indeed, no matter what you think of Ben-Shahar, it’s a simple fact that he is teaching up to 20 percent of Harvard’s undergraduate population this semester. His message—that studying what works is more productive than dwelling on what doesn’t—is reaching a lot of people. Some would call him and his disciples a movement. Others think they might fit in better at a guidance counselor’s office...
...Ben-Shahar does not deny that his primary goal is to teach his students how to be happier and healthier, not to inundate them with abstract psychological theory. He wants them to learn how to feel better about themselves and become better citizens, not to slave over stuffy, abstract concepts they’ll never use in everyday life...
...want to reawaken people’s desire to do good, people’s desire to improve their lives and the lives of others,” Ben-Shahar says. “Is it naïve? I don’t think so. The greatest things in the world were achieved through people who were discarded very often as idealists, as naïve. I think these are the kinds of people who ultimately make a difference. And there are many of them here at Harvard, and there can be many more...